1957
7.8 (2169 votes)
2h 41m
Genres
Drama
History
War
Production Companies
Horizon Pictures
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.
Key Crew
Director of Photography: Jack Hildyard
Screenplay: Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson
Producer: Sam Spiegel
Director: David Lean
Top Cast
William Holden
Cmdr. Shears
Alec Guinness
Col. Nicholson
Jack Hawkins
Maj. Warden
Sessue Hayakawa
Col. Saito
James Donald
Maj. Clipton
Geoffrey Horne
Lt. Joyce
André Morell
Col. Green
Peter Williams
Capt. Reeves
Videos
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Re-Release Trailer
Original Trailer
