The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai

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During WW II, allied POWs in a Japanese internment camp are ordered to build a bridge to accommodate the Burma-Siam railway. Their instinct is to sabotage the bridge, but under the leadership of Colonel Nicholson they're persuaded the bridge should be built to help morale, spirit. At first, the prisoners admire Nicholson when he bravely endures torture rather than compromise his principles for the benefit of Japanese Commandant Colonel Saito, but soon they realise it's a monu... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Bridge on the River Kwai:

William Holden
Alec Guinness
Jack Hawkins
Sessue Hayakawa
James Donald
Geoffrey Horne

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During WW II, allied POWs in a Japanese internment camp are ordered to build a bridge to accommodate the Burma-Siam railway. Their instinct is to sabotage the bridge, but under the leadership of Colonel Nicholson they're persuaded the bridge should be built to help morale, spirit. At first, the prisoners admire Nicholson when he bravely endures torture rather than compromise his principles for the benefit of Japanese Commandant Colonel Saito, but soon they realise it's a monument to Nicholson, himself, as well as a form of collaboration with the enemy.

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The Nation - 10/10 by Robert HatchThe Bridge on the River Kwai amused and excited me.
Monthly Film Bulletin - 10/10 by MFB CriticsThe film, a highly assured piece of technical craftsmanship, is made rather too literally for the double-edged character of its central drama.
New York Daily News - 10/10 by Kate CameronBrilliant performances are to be credited to Alec Guinness, as the British colonel, who insists on sticking to the rules of the Geneva Conference governing prisoners of war, and Sessue Hayakawa as the stubborn, cruel, proud Japanese officer.
Village Voice - 10/10 by Jerry TallmerHas no one else found it highly peculiar that damn near everybody's choice for the best movie of (let's say) the decade should be dedicated, inferentially but absolutely, to the proposition that Courage is Madness and Cowardice is Best?
Chicago Sun-Times - 10/10 by Richard RoeperThe story in the jungle moves ahead neatly, economically, powerfully.
Slant Magazine - 10/10 by Christian BlauveltWhereas Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago feel more pictorial than cinematic, The Bridge on the River Kwai carefully builds its psychological tension until it erupts in a blinding flash of sulfur and flame.
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) - 10/10 by Bob BloomGuinness is wonderful; one of the all-time greats. You can watch it a hundred times and it stills holds the same fascination and impact as the first viewing.
Variety - 10/10 by Mike KaplanA gripping drama, expertly put together and handled with skill in all departments. Its potency stems only partly from the boxoffice draw of William Holden and, to a lesser degree, Alec Guinness. What elevates “Kwai” to the rank of an artistic and financial triumph for producer Sam Spiegel is the engrossing entertainment it purveys, including some scenes which will be listed as among the best of film memorabilia.
Cinema Sight - 10/10 by Wesley LovellAlec Guinness' outstanding performance is one of the many things that work in David Lean's intriguing epic.
Time Out - 10/10 by Phil HardyA classic example of a film that fudges the issues it raises.

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