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The Bridge on the River Kwai

Summary: British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.
Runtime: 2 h 41 min
MPAA: PG

Language: English
Movie budget: $ 3,000,000
Domestic: $ 27,200,000
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