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The Bridge on the River Kwai

7.8 / 10 7.8 1957 2h 42mPG

DramaHistoryWar

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.

Directed by David Lean

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CAST

The people behind the story

William Holden

William HoldenCmdr. Shears

Alec Guinness

Alec GuinnessCol. Nicholson

Jack Hawkins

Jack HawkinsMaj. Warden

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue HayakawaCol. Saito

James Donald

James DonaldMaj. Clipton

Geoffrey Horne

Geoffrey HorneLt. Joyce

André Morell

André MorellCol. Green

Peter Williams

Peter WilliamsCapt. Reeves