One of the most ironic endings ever put to film
The Bridge Over The River Kwai was another classic war film that came out in 1957. It was based upon a book of the same name written by Pierre Boulle.<br /><br />The movie stars William Holden as Commander Shears, an American Prisoner of War who escapes from a Japanese camp in Burma, but is then convinced by the British to go back to destroy a bridge the prisoners are working on. The ranking officer in the camp is Lieutenant Colonel Nicholson played by Alec Guinness who becomes obsessed with the construction work. The commander of the camp is Colonel Saito played by Sessue Hayakawa. Finally, Jack Hawkins played Major Warden who leads Shears and a small group of commandos to blow up the bridge.<br /><br />Holden brought his usual smart ass personality to his role. For example he makes wisecracks about a soldier he buries right at the start of the film. Guinness portrays his character as almost a fanatic. He transforms the POWs who look like they are about to die at first, into a well oil machine by the end. He is more interested in finishing the bridge than even the Japanese appear to be. Holden and Guinness therefore provide a perfect contrast in characters. Hayakawa is initially pitted in a battle of wills with Guinness over control of the prisoners.<br /><br />The Bridge Over The River Kwai was much different from any of its contemporary war films. Although there’s the commando action to blow up the bridge at the end, the film is really about the transformation of the main characters. Holden for instance only cares about himself at first, but is then talked into becoming a war hero to return to the camp and try to destroy the bridge. For Guinness he loses sight of what his priorities are. Hayakawa begins as an obstinate Imperial Japanese officer who doesn’t even consider the POWs soldiers anymore but disgraces. He must learn to compromise to get them to build his bridge. The movie also has one of the greatest ironic endings ever. Overall, this is a remarkable film and deserved all the awards it won when it came out.<br />C
The movie title "Bridge on the River Kwai, The," available on Prime Video, has received an average rating of 4.8 from 5889 reviewers. 
It features elements such as IMDb 8.1, 2 h 41 min, 1957, X-Ray, HDR, UHD and PG, and it is priced at $6.99.

This title falls under the categories of Drama, Adventure, Ambitious and Gritty. 
The additional details include the following in key-value format :
 {"Audio languages": ["English", "English [Audio Description]"], "Subtitles": ["English [CC]"], "Directors": ["David Lean"], "Producers": ["Sam Spiegel"], "Starring": ["Alec Guinness", "William Holden", "Jack Hawkins"]}

Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Allied commandos are dispatched deep inside the Burmese jungle to blow up a strategic bridge built by British POWs. Starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins and Sessue Hayakawa..