The Bridge on the River Kwai tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway - Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity
Major Warden, a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer
Commander Shears, who escaped from hell but was sent back.
The Japanese give way but, to prove a point of British superiority, construction of the Bridge goes ahead - at great cost to the men under Nicholson's command..
Ordered by the Japanese to build a bridge, the Colonel refuses, as it is against regulations for officers to work with other ranks.
The Bridge on the River Kwai tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway - Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity
Major Warden, a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer
Commander Shears, who escaped from hell but was sent back