The Bridge Over the River Kwai (film)

"The Bridge on the River Kwai" is a 1957 film about Allied prisoners of war in a Japanese prison camp during World War II. They are forced to construct a strategic bridge over the River Kwai in Thailand. The film explores themes of duty, honor, and the moral dilemmas faced by the prisoners. A British officer, Colonel Nicholson, becomes obsessed with building the bridge to uphold his sense of pride, even as it benefits the enemy. The story culminates in a daring Allied sabotage mission to destroy the bridge, highlighting the complex interplay of collaboration and resistance amid wartime hardship.