Rotten Tomatoes® Score
96%
93%
In Theaters: December 18, 1957 (limited)
December 19, 1957 (limited)
August 8, 2010 (limited)
PG | 2h 41m | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set in 1942 during WWII, English prisoners of war are forced to build a bridge in Burma to help the Japanese in the relief effort. Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness) takes great interest in the bridge and begins to obsessively protect and push its construction. Colonel Nicholson' obsession leads him to trouble when the prisoners lose patience and discover his hidden agenda.
Director: | David Lean |
Studio: | Columbia Pictures |
Producer(s): | Sam Spiegel |
Cast: | William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, Andre Morrell, Percy Herbert, Harold Goodwin, Ann Sears |
Writer(s): | Michael Wilson, Carl Foreman |