British soldiers are forced to build a railway bridge for their WWII Japanese captors, unaware of an allied mission to blow it up.
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An excelent movie. If you like old war movies this one is a must see. It isn't just about war and fighting it is about a group of men working together to build something in adverse circumstances. The British soldiers are not only the labor for this bridge, but they run the construction and IIRC design it too. When they finish it you can sense their pride in the work they've done. This is one of my favorite older movies I can't give it anything but a 4.0/4.0.
Not Rated Run Time: 162 minutes
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I've got the standard edition--both were released at the same time, but the Best Buy I bought it at only had the standard and I didn't know about the other one. I doubt I would've shelled out another $15 for it anyway. My only gripe about it is that the letterboxing is WIDE--2.35:1 is a damn thin rectangle, and I found myself actually wishing for a cropped version. I actually had to lean towards the television during a couple of the wide shots to make out what was going on.
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