The Bridge on the River Kwai

7.8 1957 David Lean 2h 42m
Drama History War
The Bridge on the River Kwai

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

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
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