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The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

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Drama
History
War
Release Date

Oct 11, 1957

Duration: 2h 41 min

Popularity: 3.459
2,194 votes
Directed by

David Lean

Screenplay by

Carl ForemanMichael Wilson

Productions

Horizon Pictures (GB)

Budget 3.0 M

44.9 M

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