The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

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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.

GB

Made in GB

7.8/10

1957

Drama
History
War

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Cast

William Holden

William Holden

As Cmdr. Shears

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

As Col. Nicholson

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

As Maj. Warden

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

As Col. Saito

James Donald

James Donald

As Maj. Clipton

Geoffrey Horne

Geoffrey Horne

As Lt. Joyce

André Morell

André Morell

As Col. Green

Peter Williams

Peter Williams

As Capt. Reeves

John Boxer

John Boxer

As Major Hughes

Percy Herbert

Percy Herbert

As Grogan

Harold Goodwin

Harold Goodwin

As Baker

Ann Sears

Ann Sears

As Nurse

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Heihachirō Ōkawa

As Captain Kanematsu

Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung

Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung

As Siamese Girl

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Keiichirō Katsumoto

As Lieutenant Miura

Ngamta Suppapong

Ngamta Suppapong

As Siamese Girl

Javanart Punynchoti

Javanart Punynchoti

As Siamese Girl

Kannikar Dowklee

Kannikar Dowklee

As Siamese Girl

Tsai Chin

Tsai Chin

As Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)

Christopher Greet

Christopher Greet

As British Officer (uncredited)

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