The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

10/11/1957 (GB) • 2h 41m

Drama, History, War

It spans a whole new world of entertainment!

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.

Top Billed Cast

William Holden

Cmdr. Shears

Alec Guinness

Col. Nicholson

Jack Hawkins

Maj. Warden

Sessue Hayakawa

Col. Saito

James Donald

Maj. Clipton

André Morell

Col. Green

Peter Williams

Capt. Reeves

John Boxer

Major Hughes


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$3,000,000.00

Revenue

$44,908,000.00

Keywords

japan

based on novel or book

resistance

river

world war ii

prisoner of war

thailand

bridge

burma

pacific war

bridge blowup

dramatic

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