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Movie Overview
Cast
• William Holden
• Alec Guinness
• Jack Hawkins
Director
• David Lean
MPAA Rating
PG
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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4.5/5
"Alec Guinness won his only non-honorary Oscar for this film (did you know he'd be nominated for writing the following year?), and boy is it deserved."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

94/100
"The film has great themes ... fascinating characters expertly acted, a compelling plot and brilliant direction by one of the masters of the epic, David Lean."  Apollo Guide  Dan Jardine

B
"Antiheroic war epic."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

9/10
"One of the best anti-war films ever made."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Dragan Antulov

4/4
"In my opinion, it is one of the two best films to emerge from a very strong decade of cinema."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

5/5
"World War II classic receives brilliant presentation and provides fascinating perspective on DVD."  Netflix  James Rocchi

A
"Hitler has only got one ball! Goering has two but very small"  Old School Reviews  John A. Nesbit

10/10
"...stirring drama in a timeless setting."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

9/10
"A tense, terrifying, absolutely riveting film about the ironies of war and the deadly psychological games enemy soldiers play with each other."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

5/5
"Epic wartime storytelling at its most vibrant and satisfying."  DVDTalk.com  Scott Weinberg

4/4
"Alec Guinness' outstanding performance is one of the many things that work in David Lean's intriguing epic."  Oscar Guy  Wesley Lovell
OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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