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Return from the River Kwai

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17/08/2002

BBC Two - Return from the River Kwai

Tense war drama starring Timothy Bottoms and Edward Fox working to free captured POWs.

WWII drama. A downed American pilot joins British guerrillas to rescue POWs from a Japanese ship before they can be shipped back to Japan. Starring Timothy Bottoms and Edward Fox.

WWII drama. An American pilot joins British guerrillas to rescue POWs from a Japanese camp. Shot down near the River Kwai bridge in Thailand, the fighter pilot is discovered by tribesmen working with a British commando who has uncovered news of a Japanese plan to ship POWs back to Japan. With time running out, the men band together to scupper the transport ship and free the captured soldiers.

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