The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) is a classic war drama set during World War II. It follows the story of a group of British prisoners of war who are forced to build a bridge over the River Kwai in Thailand for the Japanese military. The prisoners, led by
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The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai, written by Pierre Boulle. Boulle's novel and the film's screenplay are fictional; they use the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943 as historical setting. It stars William Holden, Alec Guinness, and Jack Hawkins, with Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, and Geoffrey Horne in supporting roles.