The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Jungle Adventure, Adventure, Drama, War 1957 David Lean ⏱ 2h 42m EN PG ⭐ 7.822 (2,406 votes)

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Summary

A jungle adventure film praised for its acting and writing. 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 Holden

William Holden Cmdr. Shears

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness Col. Nicholson

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins Maj. Warden

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa Col. Saito

James Donald

James Donald Maj. Clipton

Geoffrey Horne

Geoffrey Horne Lt. Joyce

André Morell

André Morell Col. Green

Peter Williams

Peter Williams Capt. Reeves

John Boxer Major Hughes

Percy Herbert

Percy Herbert Grogan

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