The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

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The Bridge on the River Kwai
Duration
2h 41m
Release Year
1957
Genre
Adventure, Drama, War
Starring
William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins

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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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Additional Info

Release Date: December 14, 1957

Rating: PG

Original Language: English, Japanese, Thai

Country: United Kingdom, United States

Original Title: The Bridge on the River Kwai

Original Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio: 2.55 : 1

Camera: Mitchell BNC (Bausch & Lomb Super Baltar Lenses)

Cinematographic Process: Digital Intermediate (4K) (2017 remaster) · CinemaScope (anamorphic) · 70 mm 6-Track (1973 re-isssue 70 mm prints) (RCA Sound Recording)

Example of the Original Sound Mix: Mono (35 mm prints) (RCA Sound Recording) · 4-Track Stereo (Linear PCM) · Dolby Atmos

HDR Tier

Limited HDR Range

Real Age Rating

11+

Parental Guidance Available?

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Critics

Rotten Tomatoes (Tomatometer®)

96% of Positive Reviews

 

Metacritic

88

Audience

Rotten Tomatoes (Users)

93% rated this 3.5 stars or higher

 

IMDb

8.1

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