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Bookmark this pageThe Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Director: David Lean
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A classic example of a film that fudges the issues it raises: Guinness restores the morale of British PoWs by building a bridge which it transpires is of military value to the Japanese, and then attempts to thwart Hawkins and Holden's destruction of it - or does he? etc. The film's success also marked the end of Lean as a director and the beginnings of American-financed 'British' films.Author: PH
User reviews of this film
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- Robert Morris said...
- Posted on Feb 22 2009 00:33 Second only to "Saving Private Ryan" as the greatest war movie of all time. Who cares about its "historical accuracy?
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- Sam B said...
- Posted on Sep 09 2008 21:12 Superb story of survival and perseverence in the face of deprivation and brutality, but it is all cinema and very little historical accuracy. The film sanitizes the true story to the point that it departs completely from actuality. Nevertheless, a fine story in its own right.
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Cast & crew
Director: David Lean
Producer: Sam Spiegel
Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Andre Morell full cast
Genre(s): War
Duration: 160 mins
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