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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

1018.

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2h 42min
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Synopsis

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.

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Where does The Bridge on the River Kwai rank today?

The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

The Bridge on the River Kwai is 1018 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved down the charts by -97 places since yesterday. In Canada, it is currently more popular than Die Another Day but less popular than The Ritual.

Rank Title

1014.

For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only

-67

1015.

Supernova
Supernova

-57

1016.

Rocky Balboa
Rocky Balboa

-67

1017.

The Ritual
The Ritual

-148

1018.

The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai

-97

1019.

Die Another Day
Die Another Day

-66

1020.

Body Snatchers
Body Snatchers

-84

1021.

The Trial of Jack the Ripper
The Trial of Jack the Ripper

-151

1022.

Mollywood
Mollywood

+18

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Cast

William Holden
William Holden

Cmdr. Shears

Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness

Col. Nicholson

Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins

Maj. Warden

Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa

Col. Saito

James Donald
James Donald

Maj. Clipton

Geoffrey Horne
Geoffrey Horne

Lt. Joyce

André Morell
André Morell

Col. Green

Peter Williams
Peter Williams

Capt. Reeves

John Boxer
John Boxer

Major Hughes

Percy Herbert
Percy Herbert

Grogan

Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin

Baker

Ann Sears
Ann Sears

Nurse

Heihachirô Ôkawa
Heihachirô Ôkawa

Captain Kanematsu

Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung
Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung

Siamese Girl

Keiichirô Katsumoto
Keiichirô Katsumoto

Lieutenant Miura

Ngamta Suphaphongs
Ngamta Suphaphongs

Siamese Girl

Javanart Punynchoti
Javanart Punynchoti

Siamese Girl

Kannikar Dowklee
Kannikar Dowklee

Siamese Girl

Tsai Chin
Tsai Chin

Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)

Christopher Greet
Christopher Greet

British Officer (uncredited)

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