Episode 175 - The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)

Reel Britannia - a very British podcast about very British movies...with just a hint of professionalism.

 

This week, join Scott, Steven and Mark as they discuss a genuine British wartime classic.

 

Episode 175 - The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)

 

In a Japanese POW camp during WWII, British Colonel Nicholson engages in a fierce battle of wills with the camp's commandant, Colonel Saito, over the construction of a railway bridge. Nicholson's rigid adherence to principle evolves into a dangerous obsession. He becomes determined to build a perfect bridge, not for his captors, but as a monument to British ingenuity and morale.

As the bridge nears completion, a symbol of his proud collaboration, an Allied commando team, including an escaped American POW, arrives to destroy it. The climax is a tragic, explosive collision of duty, pride, and the profound madness of war.

"We can teach these barbarians a lesson in Western methods and efficiency that will put them to shame. We'll show them what the British soldier is capable of doing."

 

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