The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Directed by David Lean · 162 min · Drama, History, War
94.9 TOPICAL score · #31 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 (1957, directed by David Lean) has a TOPICAL score of 94.9 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on awards and historical impact. It won 9 awards from 10 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (2,478 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 71 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (2,478 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10
- Awards9 wins, 10 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Actor
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 71 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read125,764 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: William Holden (actor #71), Alec Guinness (actor #53), Jack Hawkins (actor #500), Sessue Hayakawa
“The Bridge on the River Kwai is considered as one of the greatest films of the 1950s.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10