The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · 161 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 240,203 VOTES · DIR. David Lean
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,310 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:04:19 Finish work!
00:11:14 I am Colonel Saito.
00:15:58 And your group here?
00:18:36 ...of which you are unaware.
00:22:14 What do you know of the soldier's code?
00:29:40 Leave him alone!
00:37:00 Go and speak to him. You have five minutes.
00:41:49 Well?
00:50:52 I spent three years in London, you know.
00:54:16 Miura.
01:04:29 First of all, I wouldn't build it here.
01:07:28 - Reeves, will you carry on? - Yes, sir.
01:11:23 Six hundred years.
01:15:06 You couldn't be more wrong.
01:19:12 Here is the railway.
01:22:26 That's the whole story.
01:26:43 A good idea? Take another look.
01:30:39 - You volunteered! - Yes, sir. See, the regular Army...
01:33:44 When Singapore fell, he stayed behind to blow up a couple of bridges.
01:42:17 Can we get there in time, sir?
01:51:29 Let's go.
01:59:35 ...about three feet underwater, I should think...
02:04:23 ...what the sum total of your life represents...
02:17:35 Except to wish you a long and happy life.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,310
Dialogue density8.1 lines / min
First line00:04:19
Final line02:17:35
Production Record
DirectorDavid Lean
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,000,000
Revenue$44,908,000
IMDb votes240,203