Critically acclaimed, The Bridge on the River Kwai con-
tains plenty of high-powered excitement set against the
background of World War II. Captured by the Japanese,
British soldiers and their ranking officer, Colonel
Nicholson (Alec Guinness in an Oscar-winning perfor-
mance), are forced to construct a strategic railroad
bridge. Despite cruel treatment by the brutal Colonel
Saito (Sessue Hayakawa), Nicholson displays unyielding
courage and the bridge becomes a matter of obsessive
British pride to him. Meanwhile, the British High Com-
mand has instructed a commando team (William Holden,
Jack Hawkins and Geoffrey Horne) to destroy the vital
span. A monumental film with an unforgettably explosive
climax!