Saito welcomes british pows under Colonel Nicholson who join them after surrender in war. Saito inform & warn 
about their new home (camp) . Camp also having other milatary man like American navy Commander(actully sailor) Shears & Medical man Clipton. Saito orders british pows to work including officers. But, Nicholson shouts about “Geneva conventions” before Saito & refuse to do work among officers. Angry Saito put all officers in “oven”(cell) , but courageous Nicholson set example of his brevery. After ,unsuccessful attempts to build bridge & some advice from Clipton results in release of all officers.
On the anniversary of Japan-Russia , Saito allow Nich’s demand of not doing work . Then, tired of mounting pressure of time line , Saito allow Nich & his officers’s bridge model & the way he want to work. Nich’s motto behind doing this is to make pows working with some hope & set an example before Japs that britis can make better bridges. Meanwhile , Shears manage to escape from camp & reaches to Colombo,Sri lanka. As he cheted , he putted in mission towards camp with company of 2 other man & local team. Their mission is to blow bridge which Nich & his british pows making in full swing.
Rest is about their mission planing & acomplish of target bridge.
Movie shot in Sri Lanka (Ceylon, remember Radio Ceylon). Generally , we see bridge falling scenes using model train & bridge ,but director did shot it with real bridge & train (perfactionist, aah) . when so much hard work is done , no wonder it won 7 Oscar awards including best director(David Lean), best actor,best cinematography( beautiful , exact lights) ,best picture (no doubt), best film editing, best music & best adapted screenplay.
really good film.
