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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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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
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