The Bridge on the River Kwai

Directed by David Lean

Widely seen as one of the greatest war time films ever made, The Bridge on the River Kwai reveals the horror of life for captured troops forced to work on the building of a railway to connect Bangkok and Rangoon.

Writers Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson were blacklisted and were not originally credited for their contributions. Instead, the screenplay was credited to Pierre Boulle, the writer of the source novel who, by all accounts, couldn’t speak English. 

Duration:
176 minutes

Languages:
English

Country of origin:
Great Britain and USA

Year of production:
1957

This screening has no adverts or trailers and starts at the advertised time