Ranks as one of the greatest films of all time and arguably director David Lean's best film.

Rating: 10/10 (9 September 2010)

British prisoners of war in Burma are employed by the Japanese to build a bridge; meanwhile British agents seek to destroy it. The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
The Bridge On The River Kwai is an ironic adventure epic with many fine moments but too many centres of interest and an unforgivably confusing climax. It is distinguished by Alec Guinness's portrait of the English Colonel who is heroic in his initial stand against the enemy but finally can not bear to see his bridge blown up: and the physical detail of the production is beyond criticism.