1957 · Drama, History

The Bridge on the River Kwai

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Released
11 Oct 1957
Runtime
162 min
Rating
PG
Director
David Lean
Language
EN
Country
United Kingdom
Budget
$2,800,000
Box office
$44,908,000
Drama History War
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.

Cast
William Holden Alec Guinness Jack Hawkins Sessue Hayakawa James Donald Geoffrey Horne André Morell Peter Williams John Boxer Percy Herbert Harold Goodwin Ann Sears Heihachirō Ōkawa Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung Keiichirō Katsumoto
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