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The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957

Directed by David Lean

All-time standing

#282 of 4,011

In the top 5% of movies

By scope

1950s #55 of 262 Top 20% 1957 #7 of 28 Top 25%

Ballots (16)

All time 15

American Film Institute

American Film Institute

  • Published 2007
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #36
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Esquire

  • Published 2020
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #42
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Revista Bula

Revista Bula

  • Published 2023
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #51
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The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter

  • Published 2014
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #75
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Halliwell's

Halliwell's

  • Published 2005
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #131
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Steven Jay Schneider

Steven Jay Schneider

  • Published 2016
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Kino Muzeum

Kino Muzeum

  • Published 2015
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Steadycam

Steadycam

  • Published 2007
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked

The Guardian

  • Published 2007
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
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Bounty Books

Bounty Books

  • Published 2004
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
The New York Times

The New York Times

  • Published 2004
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
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Nickel Odeon

Nickel Odeon

  • Published 1997
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Télérama

Télérama

  • Published 1995
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Tel Aviv Cinematheque

Tel Aviv Cinematheque

  • Published 1986
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
R.A.E. Pickard

R.A.E. Pickard

  • Published 1971
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
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Decade 1

Paste Magazine

  • Published 1959
  • Decade list · 1950s
  • Ranked #5
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