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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 in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

1957 |2h 41m |  Drama, History, War

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Cast

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William Holden

Cmdr. Shears

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Alec Guinness

Col. Nicholson

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Jack Hawkins

Maj. Warden

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Sessue Hayakawa

Col. Saito

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James Donald

Maj. Clipton

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Geoffrey Horne

Lt. Joyce

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André Morell

Col. Green

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Percy Herbert

Grogan

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Harold Goodwin

Baker

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Ann Sears

Nurse

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Heihachirō Ōkawa

Captain Kanematsu

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Keiichirô Katsumoto

Lieutenant Miura

More Details

Status

Released

Language

Japanese, Thai, English

Budget

$3,000,000.00

Revenue

$44,908,000.00