- After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it.
- Pierre Boulle
- British WW2 prisoners of war are given the task, by their Japanese captors, of building a railway bridge in a harsh Asian jungle. Led by Col Nicholson, a stereotypical British officer, the prisoners score a moral victory over the Japanese by not only building the bridge, but running the whole show. Unknown to Nicholson, an allied demolition team are planning a spectacular opening for the bridge.
- Language(s): English, French, German
- Subtitle(s): English, Turkish, French, German, Dutch, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Greek,Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
- 1957 Oscar Academy Award Best Picture
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