The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)

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!