The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)Stream and Watch Online

Yearning to watch 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the David Lean-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

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Released December 14th, 1957, 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' stars William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa The PG movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 41 min, and received a user score of 78 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 2,074 knowledgeable users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans."

'The Bridge on the River Kwai' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Microsoft Store, Apple iTunes, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, and YouTube .