Every Best Picture Oscar Winner Ranked Worst To Best

The late, great Sir David Lean was a true master of the movie epic, and The Bridge on the River Kwai was one of his finest achievements, as well as one of the greatest war films ever made.

The story of British POWs who are commissioned to build a vitally important bridge in Thailand, Lean's dark and distressing drama is both brilliant to look at and haunting, especially where the tragedy of Alec Guinness's obsessed and broken Lt. Nicholson is concerned.

A touching ode to soldiers away from the battlefield, The Bridge on the River Kwai is a gripping exploration of duty and pride, boosted to greatness by its stellar cast and explosive finale.