Monday Matinee Movies: The Bridge on the River Kwai

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Adults (18+), Seniors
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Monday Movies take place at 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm in the Large Meeting Room. Patrons are invited to bring a snack and non-alcoholic beverage to enjoy! Not sure if you'll enjoy this movie? Take a look at its audience rating to help you decide! Audience ratings are now listed with every movie title! 

Weekly themes are broken for the month of December, due to limited Monday availability. Instead, enjoy a selection of classic and Christmas movies!

Title:    The Bridge on the River Kwai   Length:    155  minutes     Release Year:       1957       Rating:    TV-PG       

Chosen in honor of Peal Harbor Remembrance Day, enjoy this classic WWII flick! 

Movie description: Best Picture winner about British POWs who are forced by their Japanese captors to build a railroad bridge in World War II Indochina, where a battle of wills is fought between the ramrod Allied commander and the brutal camp commandant who faces death if the vital rail link isn't completed on time. Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson's adaptation of Pierre Boulle's novel was awarded Best Screenplay, but since Foreman and Wilson were blacklisted, Boulle received script credit, plus the Oscar.

Rotten Tomatoes Critics/Audience Rating %: 96/93

 

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