The Bridge on the River Kwai
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7.8
2.4K votes
1957
2h 42m
Drama
History
War
Overview
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.
Directed by David Lean
Top cast
William Holden
Cmdr. Shears
Alec Guinness
Col. Nicholson
Jack Hawkins
Maj. Warden
Sessue Hayakawa
Col. Saito
James Donald
Maj. Clipton
Geoffrey Horne
Lt. Joyce
André Morell
Col. Green
Peter Williams
Capt. ReevesJ
John Boxer
Major Hughes
Percy Herbert
Grogan
Harold Goodwin
Baker
Ann Sears
Nurse
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Captain KanematsuV
Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung
Siamese Girl
Keiichirō Katsumoto
Lieutenant Miura
Ngamta Suppapong
Siamese GirlJ
Javanart Punynchoti
Siamese GirlK
Kannikar Dowklee
Siamese Girl
Tsai Chin
Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)C
Christopher Greet
British Officer (uncredited)Details
Status
Released
Release date
October 11, 1957
Budget
$2.8M
Revenue
$44.9M
Language
Japanese, Thai, English
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