The Bridge on the River Kwai
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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 HoldenCmdr. Shears
Alec GuinnessCol. Nicholson
Jack HawkinsMaj. Warden
Sessue HayakawaCol. Saito
James DonaldMaj. Clipton
Geoffrey HorneLt. Joyce
André MorellCol. Green
Peter WilliamsCapt. ReevesJohn BoxerMajor Hughes
Percy HerbertGrogan
Harold GoodwinBaker
Ann SearsNurseCrew
DirectorDavid Lean
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Details
Release DateOctober 11, 1957
Budget$2,800,000
Revenue$44,908,000
LanguagesJapanese, Thai, English
StudiosHorizon Pictures
