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The Bridge on the River Kwai
Genre: War · History ·
Release Date: October 11, 1957
Status: Released
Running time: 2h 41m
Content Rating: PG
Budget: $3,000,000
Revenue: $44,908,000
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Plot
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson , the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
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