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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

UK:: PG US:: PG Drama History War

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.

Updated May 9 2020

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Runtime: 161 mins Revenue: $44,908,000 Budget: $3,000,000 Rating: 7.9 Tag Line: It spans a whole new world of entertainment!

Cast

William Holden

Cmdr. Shears

Jack Hawkins

CO Deal

André Morell

Col. Green

Alec Guinness

Col. Nicholson

Sessue Hayakawa

Col. Saito

James Donald

King Carlos

Geoffrey Horne

Lt. Joyce

Peter Williams

Capt. Reeves