The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

161 mins | Drama, War, History | Oct. 11, 1957

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.

The Bridge on the River Kwai

161 mins | Drama, War, History | Oct. 11, 1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai
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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Columbia Pictures, Horizon Pictures (II)
Original title The Bridge on the River Kwai
Directors Ted Sturgis, A. B. Raj, David Lean
Writers Michael Wilson, Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman

Cast

William Holden

as Cmdr. Shears

Alec Guinness

as Col. Nicholson

Jack Hawkins

as Maj. Warden

Sessue Hayakawa

as Col. Saito

James Donald

as Maj. Clipton

Geoffrey Horne

as Lt. Joyce

André Morell

as Col. Green

Peter Williams

as Capt. Reeves

John Boxer

as Major Hughes

Percy Herbert

as Grogan

Harold Goodwin

as Baker

Ann Sears

as Nurse

Heihachirô Ôkawa

as Captain Kanematsu

Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung

as Siamese Girl

Keiichirô Katsumoto

as Lieutenant Miura

Ngamta Suphaphongs

as Siamese Girl

Javanart Punynchoti

as Siamese Girl

Kannikar Dowklee

as Siamese Girl