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 has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Bridge on the River Kwai was released in 1957 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 732 reviews, giving The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) an average rating of 84%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 90% and users giving an average score of 92%.
With a score of 84%, The Bridge on the River Kwai is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1957, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1957 with similar scores include films like Throne of Blood, Nights of Cabiria and Sweet Smell of Success.
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