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Adaptation of the Pierre Bouelle novel about POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American officers plot to blow up the structure, but the commander of the bridge's construction has different plans. Wikipedia
- December 14, 1957
- David Lean
- Sam Spiegel
- Columbia Pictures
- Michael Wilson (writer), Carl Foreman, Pierre Boulle
- Malcolm Arnold
- Horizon Pictures
- $2.8 M
- Actor in a Supporting Role (Sessue Hayakawa), Film Editing (won), Music (Scoring - won), Actor (Alec Guinness - won), Cinematography (won), Directing (David Lean - won), Best Motion Picture (won), Writing (Screenplay - Based on Material From Another Medium - won)
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