David Lean · 1950s

1 film directed by David Lean from the 1950s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including The Bridge on the River Kwai.

Decade

All 2 1950s 1 1960s 1

Year

All 1 1950 0 1951 0 1952 0 1953 0 1954 0 1955 0 1956 0 1957 1 1958 0 1959 0

The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957)

7.8/10

dir. David Lean

S-Tier

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.

Sony Pictures · 60th Anniversary Edition