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British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma,not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.

Why Should You Care: Explore the moral complexities and survival in a POW camp.

Awards Won:

1957 Oscars Art Direction: John Box,Ralph Brinton

1957 Oscars Best Actor: Alec Guinness

1957 Oscars Best Director: David Lean

1957 Oscars Best Picture: Sam Spiegel

1957 Oscars Cinematography: Jack Hildyard

1957 Oscars Film Editing: Peter Taylor

1957 Oscars Music (Original Score): Malcolm Arnold

1957 Oscars Sound: David E. Campbell

1957 Oscars Sound Effects Editing: Walter G. Elliott

1957 Oscars Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium): Carl Foreman,Michael Wilson