The Bridge on the River Kwai

During World War II, British prisoners of war in a Japanese prison camp face harsh conditions and are forced to work on a bridge project, but eventually attempts to destroy the bridge are successful, resulting in chaos and tragedy. The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 English-language Adventure Drama motion picture featuring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Geoffrey Horne and Christopher Greet. The movie is based on The Bridge over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle. Horizon Pictures was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Sam Spiegel. The Bridge on the River Kwai is written by Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson and it is directed by David Lean. Columbia Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. The Bridge on the River Kwai was released on 11th October 1957 and takes a screen time of 161 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. The Bridge on the River Kwai was made on a budget of $2 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $27 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson. Cinematography was done by Jack Hildyard and editing by Peter Taylor. The music was composed by Malcolm Arnold. At the 1958 Oscar Awards It won 7 awards including: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Alec Guinness), Best Picture (Sam Spiegel), Best Director, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing and Best Music, Scoring.