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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 assembled reviews from 1,994 experienced users.
Curious to know 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 Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube, AMC+, AMC on Demand, Microsoft Store, Spectrum On Demand, and Criterion Channel .
'The Bridge on the River Kwai' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on December 14th, 1957
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