The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)Stream and Watch Online

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Released December 14th, 1957, 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' stars William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa The PG movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 41 min, and received a user score of 78 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 1,994 knowledgeable users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the 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."

'The Bridge on the River Kwai' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Google Play Movies, Apple iTunes, AMC on Demand, Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+, Microsoft Store, YouTube, and Spectrum On Demand .