The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) movie poster
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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

PG Drama, History, War - 2h 41m
88%
FP Rating
8.1
IMDb
96%
Rotten
88%
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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.
David Lean
Director
Jack Hildyard
Cinematographer

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William Holden as Cmdr. Shears in The Bridge on the River Kwai
William Holden
Cmdr. Shears
Alec Guinness as Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai
Alec Guinness
Col. Nicholson
Jack Hawkins as Maj. Warden in The Bridge on the River Kwai
Jack Hawkins
Maj. Warden
Sessue Hayakawa as Col. Saito in The Bridge on the River Kwai
Sessue Hayakawa
Col. Saito
James Donald as Maj. Clipton in The Bridge on the River Kwai
James Donald
Maj. Clipton
Geoffrey Horne as Lt. Joyce in The Bridge on the River Kwai
Geoffrey Horne
Lt. Joyce
André Morell as Col. Green in The Bridge on the River Kwai
André Morell
Col. Green
Peter Williams as Capt. Reeves in The Bridge on the River Kwai
Peter Williams
Capt. Reeves
John Boxer as Major Hughes in The Bridge on the River Kwai
John Boxer
Major Hughes
Percy Herbert as Grogan in The Bridge on the River Kwai
Percy Herbert
Grogan

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