The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1957-10-11 United Kingdom 161 Min. PG-13
7.81 2190 votes
Drama, History, War

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.

Cast

William Holden is Cmdr. Shears
Cmdr. Shears
Alec Guinness is Col. Nicholson
Col. Nicholson
Jack Hawkins is Maj. Warden
Maj. Warden
Sessue Hayakawa is Col. Saito
Col. Saito
James Donald is Maj. Clipton
Maj. Clipton
Geoffrey Horne is Lt. Joyce
Lt. Joyce
André Morell is Col. Green
Col. Green
Peter Williams is Capt. Reeves
Capt. Reeves
John Boxer is Major Hughes
Major Hughes
Percy Herbert is Grogan
Grogan
Harold Goodwin is Baker
Baker
Ann Sears is Nurse
Nurse
Heihachirō Ōkawa is Captain Kanematsu
Captain Kanematsu
Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung is Siamese Girl
Siamese Girl
Keiichirō Katsumoto is Lieutenant Miura
Lieutenant Miura
Ngamta Suppapong is Siamese Girl
Siamese Girl
Javanart Punynchoti is Siamese Girl
Siamese Girl
Kannikar Dowklee is Siamese Girl
Siamese Girl
Tsai Chin is Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
Christopher Greet is British Officer (uncredited)
British Officer (uncredited)

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