The towering triumph of adventure from the makers of "Lawrence of Arabia."

Starring: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Andre Morell, Geoffrey Horne

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★ - perfect

"Must we work so well? Must we build them a better bridge than they could have built for themselves?" - Major Clipton

Why watch this? This epic WWII film shows the madness war can infect men held in brutal war camps.

Plot Summary: British prisoners of war are forced to build a railway bridge in Burma for their Japanese captors during World War II. A battle of wills emerges between the British Colonel Nicholson and the Japanese commander Colonel Saito over the treatment of officers. An allied mission aims to destroy the bridge, creating a conflict between the objective of the mission and Colonel's drive to finish the bridge.

Dad's Preview: This film is a case study on how stubborn the English can be. The British Colonel, feeling the bridge project's will boost the men's spirits, is determined to complete it. Everybody else wants to sabotage and destroy the bridge because it helps the Japanese war effort. The viewer must bounce back and forth with where loyalties lie. This film won seven Oscars including Best Picture. Alec Guinness' performance is unforgettable.

Horizon Pictures; Columbia Pictures