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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Drama, History, War · 162 min · PG · ⭐ 7823 (2,370)

Overview

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
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
Major Hughes
Percy Herbert
Percy Herbert
Grogan
Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin
Baker
Ann Sears
Ann Sears
Nurse
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Captain Kanematsu
Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung
Siamese Girl
Keiichirō Katsumoto
Keiichirō Katsumoto
Lieutenant Miura
Ngamta Suppapong
Ngamta Suppapong
Siamese Girl
Javanart Punynchoti
Siamese Girl
Kannikar Dowklee
Siamese Girl
Tsai Chin
Tsai Chin
Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
Christopher Greet
British Officer (uncredited)

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