The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

(1957)

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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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Rating

IMDB 8.1 (231k)

Genres

Drama, History, War & Military

Runtime

2h 41min

Age rating

G

Production country

United Kingdom

Director

David Lean

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. Reeves
John Boxer
Major Hughes
Percy Herbert
Grogan
Harold Goodwin
Baker
Ann Sears
Nurse
Heihachirô Ôkawa
Captain Kanematsu
Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung
Siamese Girl
Keiichirô Katsumoto
Lieutenant Miura
Ngamta Suphaphongs
Siamese Girl
Javanart Punynchoti
Siamese Girl
Kannikar Dowklee
Siamese Girl