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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Oct 11, 1957 · 2h 42m

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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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Top 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
  • Harold Goodwin Harold Goodwin Baker
  • Ann Sears Ann Sears Nurse
  • Heihachirō Ōkawa Heihachirō Ōkawa Captain Kanematsu
  • Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung Siamese Girl
  • Keiichirō Katsumoto Keiichirō Katsumoto Lieutenant Miura
  • Ngamta Suppapong Ngamta Suppapong Siamese Girl

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