The Bridge on the River Kwai
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.
William Holden
Jack Hawkins
Alec Guinness
Sessue Hayakawa
James Donald
David Lean
Producer:
Sam Spiegel
Written by:
Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures
$2.8 million
Box Office:
$30.6 million
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Actor (Alec Guinness)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Film
Academy Award for Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
BAFTA for Best Film from any Source
BAFTA for Best British Film
BAFTA for Best British Actor (Alec Guinness)
Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama
Golden Globe for Best Director
Golden Globe for Best Actor - Drama (Alec Guinness)
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
94