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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.

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Its release date is Wednesday October 2, 1957

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Topic Anti War World War II, Bridge, Bridges, Japan, Japanese, Officer, Prisoner Of War, Prisons, Rail Transport, Resistance, River & Thailand
Genre Drama, History & War
Country The United States & United Kingdom
Director David Lean
Starring Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa & William Holden
Place Jungles & Thailand
Time 1940s
Location Sri Lanka
Written by Carl Foreman (screenplay), Michael Wilson (screenplay) & Pierre Boulle (novel)
Cinematography Jack Hildyard
Music Malcolm Arnold
Runtime 161 min


Other Drama movies by David Lean

Brief Encounter | Nov 24th, 1945

Brief Encounter
8.1/10 | By David Lean
United Kingdom | Drama & Romance
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Lawrence of Arabia | Dec 10th, 1962

Lawrence of Arabia
8.3/10 | By David Lean
United Kingdom | Adventure, Drama & History
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The Sound Barrier | Dec 21st, 1952

The Sound Barrier
6.9/10 | By David Lean
United Kingdom | Drama, Romance & War
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Other Drama movies written by Carl Foreman (screenplay)

The Men | Jul 20th, 1950

The Men
7.2/10 | By Fred Zinnemann
The United States | Drama
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