Review: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Relentless linear storytelling. Read More Flash Back, ReviewsAnton BergstromNovember 11, 2016action adventure, Alec Guinness, blockbuster, British soldier, Carl Foreman, classical Hollywood, David Lean, Geoffrey Horne, Jack Hawkins, James Donald, Michael Wilson, Pierre Boulle, POWs, prison camp, Sessue Hayakawa, The Bridge on the River Kwai, war, war movie, William Holden, WWIIComment