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Feature film — 1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

7.82h 42mDrama — History — War

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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Director: David Lean

On screen

Cast & crew

William Holden as Cmdr. Shears

William Holden

Cmdr. Shears

Alec Guinness as Col. Nicholson

Alec Guinness

Col. Nicholson

Jack Hawkins as Maj. Warden

Jack Hawkins

Maj. Warden

Sessue Hayakawa as Col. Saito

Sessue Hayakawa

Col. Saito

James Donald as Maj. Clipton

James Donald

Maj. Clipton

Geoffrey Horne as Lt. Joyce

Geoffrey Horne

Lt. Joyce

André Morell as Col. Green

André Morell

Col. Green

Peter Williams as Capt. Reeves

Peter Williams

Capt. Reeves

J

John Boxer

Major Hughes

Percy Herbert as Grogan

Percy Herbert

Grogan

Harold Goodwin as Baker

Harold Goodwin

Baker

Ann Sears as Nurse

Ann Sears

Nurse

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