Anno di produzione: 1957

Stato del film: Catalogo

Paese d'origine: UK
Location del set: Kitulgala, near, Colombo, Sri Lanka Kitulgala, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Versioni alternative: - Various versions have different main credits. There is the original that gives screenplay credit to Pierre Boulle, there is the restored version in which previously blacklisted Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson is credited and there is the original version that was distributed to cinemas at the time still lacking in CinemaScope equipment in which the Cinema Scope credit is omitted and the credits formatted to fit the smaller frame.
Genere: Drama War
Lingue: English
Plot: British WW2 prisoners of war are given the task, by their Japanese captors, of building a railway bridge in a harsh Asian jungle. Led by Col Nicholson, a stereotypical British officer, the prisoners score a moral victory over the Japanese by not only building the bridge, but running the whole show. Unknown to Nicholson, an allied demolition team are planning a spectacular opening for the bridge.
Visti censura internazionale: West Germany:12 USA:PG UK:PG Finland:K-16 Norway:16
Date di uscita internazionali: Dati tecnici: Suono: Durata: Cast & Credits