The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

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Directed By David Lean Starring William Holden • Jack Hawkins • Sessue Hayakawa • Alec Guinness • Geoffery Horne Genres Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Drama • Ensemble Film • Prison Film • War Drama • War Studios &
Franchises Academy Award Nominated • Academy Award Best Picture Winning • National Film Registry • AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers • AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills • Academy Award Best Picture Nominated • They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? • 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die • Roger Ebert's Great Movies • Academy Award Best Cinematography Winning • AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies 10th Anniversary Edition • Spike Lee's Essential Film List • BAFTA Award for Best Film Winning • BAFTA Award for Best British Film Winning • BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated • BAFTA Award for Best British Film Nominated • Academy Award Best Cinematography Nominated • Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Drama Winning • Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Winning • Time Out: London's 100 Best British Films • Time Out: New York's 100 Best Action Movies • National Board of Review Award for Best Film Winning • New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film Winning • Writers Guild of America's 101 Greatest Screenplays Release Info 1957-10-02T00:00:00Z October 2, 1957
Color • 161 minutes PG Rated PG see more films from 1957 ► see more about this film on our blog ►

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Comments (8)

JC13 on 9/24/2016 Reply · Like · (2 likes)

I'm not sure why I took so long to see this. Damn good movie.

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Eagleskywalker87 on 4/28/2018 Reply · Like · (2 likes)

Masterpiece! Great character motivations, brilliant filmmaking and superb acting!

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TommyDoyle2016 on 5/2/2018 Reply · Like · (2 likes)

If you haven't, you should watch 'Lawrence of Arabia'. Same director and shit. And, although it's kinda overlong, it's easily one of my favorite movies of all time. I'd love to see you gonna think of it.

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TommyDoyle2016 on 5/2/2018 Reply · Like · (1 like)

What you gonna*

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Eagleskywalker87 on 5/14/2018 Reply · Like · (0 likes)

I've seen Lawrence and its about 63rd(?) on my chart. I love everything about that movie as well, even the length doesn't bother me! Such an emotionally satisfying movie with a great main character and huge ambitions!

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UberLives on 12/15/2020 Reply · Like · (0 likes)

Jonathan Quayle Higgins was at the REAL Bridge you know. Nothing like the bloody movie and these American actors! OH MY GOD, Magnum.

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Godfella1994 on 5/9/2023 Reply · Like · (0 likes)

Definitely going to watch this after my amazing and interesting experience with Lawrence of Arabia

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