RC-0786

The Bridge on the River Kwai

In early 1943, British Prisoner of war arrive by train at a Empire of Japan prison camp in Burma. The commandant, Colonel Saito, informs them that all prisoners, regardless of rank, are to work on the construction of a railway bridge over the Khwae Yai River that will connect Bangkok and Rangoon. The senior British officer, Lieutenant Colonel Nicholson, informs Saito that the Geneva Convention (1929) exempt officers from manual labour. Nicholson later forbids any escape attempts because they had been ordered by headquarters to surrender, and escapes could be seen as defiance of orders.

Director

David Lean

Screenplay

Carl Foreman · Michael Wilson · Calder Willingham

Cast

William Holden · Alec Guinness · Jack Hawkins · James Donald · Geoffrey Horne

Genre

Adventure · Drama · War

Runtime

156 min

Country

United Kingdom · United States

Music

Malcolm Arnold

Cinematography

Jack Hildyard

Awards

Óscar a la mejor película · Óscar al mejor actor · Óscar al mejor director

Based on

El puente sobre el río Kwai

Rating

NR (USA)

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Budget

2,800,000 $

Box office

30,600,000 $

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