The Bridge on the River Kwai
Recommended from age 12. Prisoner camp and war.
Reason translated with AI from our Spanish original.
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- Fighting or violence
- Punches, weapons, injuries; slapstick barely counts.
- Difficult themes
- War, bullying, illness, broken families, hard real events.
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UK
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US
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Spain
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Free (with ads): RTVE Play
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Availability as of 17 October 2026. Data from JustWatch.
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What it’s about
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
Genres: Drama, History, War
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