The Bridge on the River Kwai
This movie portrays World War II POWs and their struggle for survival. Colonel Nicholson, a British officer, takes charge of an operation to build a train bridge across a river with POW labor, much to the surprise of his men and delight of the Japanese. In the movie, the character’s obsession is building the bridge until he realizes what he’s done and destroys it. In real life, Lt. Col. Philip Toosey was that officer, but everyone who knew him said he didn’t care about the bridge at all and only cared about keeping his men alive.