Synopsis

After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men’s construction of a railway bridge for their captors – while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it.
David Lean
William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa
02 Oct 1957 (UK, USA)
Won 7 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 7 nominations.tt0050212 , Japan, Resistance, Japanese, River, Prisoner Of War Camp, Thailand, Bridge, Officer