This is supposed to be one of the greatest war movies. I watched part of it, and then regrettably realized I didn't have the entire movie. I immediately found a DVD so I could watch the last hour. I really needed to know what was going to happen.
Colonel Nicholson and his soldiers are in a Japanese prisoner camp and have been impressed into building a bridge. The Colonel refuses to let his officers do hard labor, so the Japanese Colonel torments him. When the British Colonel is finally released from his "hot box," he's changed somewhat. He looks at the project the men have been working on. They are subtly sabotaging the bridge, but the Colonel feels the British can make a better bridge. From then on, they are pushed to be efficient and take pride in their work. Building a bridge. For the enemy.
Shears is a member of the U.S. Navy who escaped the camp. He gets "persuaded" to return to destroy the bridge. The trek through the jungle is harsh, and it's a ragged, incomplete team that arrives at the river. The tension builds until the "madness" erupts.
I felt the tension on this one. I was so nervous at the end. It is something of a miracle they made that amazing bridge for this movie and then blew it up. I appreciated the acting, and it was just a really Good Movie!
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