Bruce Willis based his John McClane character in DIE HARD on William Holden's Amercian commando character in this movie. Very good perfomances by Sir Alec Guinnes, Holden, et-al make this a "thinking man's" WWII POW picture.
This review of The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) was written by Dan D on 20 Feb 2011.
The Bridge on the River Kwai has generally received very positive reviews.
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