The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

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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.

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  • Release Date: 1957-10-11
  • Runtime: 2h 41min
  • Director: David Lean

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    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

    • Heihachirō Ōkawa

      Captain Kanematsu

    • Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung

      Siamese Girl

    • Keiichirō Katsumoto

      Lieutenant Miura

    • Ngamta Suppapong

      Siamese Girl

    • Javanart Punynchoti

      Siamese Girl

    • Kannikar Dowklee

      Siamese Girl

    • Tsai Chin

      Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)

    • Christopher Greet

      British Officer (uncredited)

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