The Bridge on the River Kwai (AFI Top 100 Films #36)
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English - December 14, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsFilm Reviews TV & Film Arts afi film afistop100 afitop100 americanfilminstitute creative creativity filmschool screenwriting storygrid Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What have I done?! Alec Guinness takes a starring turn as the unbreakable WWII Colonel Nicholson. He finds himself as a prisoner of war in a work camp tasked with building the Japanese a bridge over the river Kwai. It's a battle of wits and will for self-respect, cowardice and bravery, and ultimately survival. William Holden also pitches in as the POW-turned commando Shears who returns to the camp he escaped from to destroy what Nicholson is building. It also has one the more iconic marching music refrains in cinema history. A classic of the genre. Come whistle along with us!