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The Bridge on the River Kwai

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1957★ 7.8 · 2.4K2h 42mDramaHistoryWar

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.

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Cast

Alec Guinness
as Col. Nicholson

William Holden
as Cmdr. Shears

Jack Hawkins
as Maj. Warden

André Morell
as Col. Green

Percy Herbert
as Grogan

James Donald
as Maj. Clipton

Harold Goodwin
as Baker

Tsai Chin
as Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)

Sessue Hayakawa
as Col. Saito

ヘンリー大川
as Captain Kanematsu

Ann Sears
as Nurse

Geoffrey Horne
as Lt. Joyce

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Release date: 1957-10-11

Budget: $2,800,000

Revenue: $44,908,000

Runtime: 2h 42m

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DramaHistoryWar

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