The Bridge on the River Kwai poster

The Bridge on the River Kwai

19572h 42mDrama · History · War
directed by David Lean

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7.8 / 10
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8.1 / 10
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88 / 100
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Synopsis

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·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
John Boxer·Major Hughes
Percy Herbert·Grogan