Britische Kriegsgefangene der Japaner und ihr Kommandant, Colonel Nicholson, werden gezwungen, eine Eisenbahnbrücke über den River Kwai zu bauen.

Winner of 7 Academy Awards, this classic war epic from legendary British director David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia) is nothing short of being one of the greatest films ever made. An awe-inspiringly grand production with finely-tuned performances that existentially exposes the human cost of war.