The Bridge on the River Kwai 36th greatest film
Directed by
David Lean |
PG |
161 min |
1957 |
Adventure, Drama, War
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Starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa
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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This film is ranked on the following lists
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11th on Top 100 British films by British Film Institute
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13th on AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time by American Film Institute
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40th on The 80 Best-Directed Films by Directors Guild of America (DGA)
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75th on Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films by The Hollywood Reporter
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102 Greatest Films by filmsite
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Essential List of Films for Filmmakers by Spike Lee
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Best Picture by New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC)
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Best Film by National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
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BAFTA Award for Best Film by British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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Academy Award for Best Picture by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Best Motion Picture - Drama by Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globe)