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  • The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
  • PG
    161 min | Adventure, Drama, War
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
PG
161 min | Adventure, Drama, War

British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.
Director
Writers
Pierre Boulle (novel "Le pont de la rivière Kwaï") | Carl Foreman (screenplay) (originally uncredited) | Michael Wilson (screenplay) (originally uncredited)
Producer
Sam Spiegel (produced by)
Composer
Cinematographer
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Release date
Dec 14, 1957 (United States)

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22 cast members
Name Known for
Alec Guinness
Colonel Nicholson Colonel Nicholson   See fewer
Jack Hawkins
Major Warden Major Warden   See fewer
Sessue Hayakawa
Colonel Saito Colonel Saito   See fewer
James Donald
Major Clipton Major Clipton   See fewer
Geoffrey Horne
Lieutenant Joyce Lieutenant Joyce   See fewer
André Morell
Colonel Green (as Andre Morell) Colonel Green (as Andre Morell)   See fewer
Peter Williams
Captain Reeves Captain Reeves   See fewer
John Boxer
Major Hughes Major Hughes   See fewer
Percy Herbert
Grogan Grogan   See fewer
Ann Sears
Nurse Nurse   See fewer
Heihachirô Ôkawa
Captain Kanematsu (as Henry Okawa) Captain Kanematsu (as Henry Okawa)   See fewer
Keiichirô Katsumoto
Lieutenant Miura (as Keiichiro Katsumoto, K. Katsumoto) Lieutenant Miura (as Keiichiro Katsumoto, K. Katsumoto)   See fewer
Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung
Siamese Girl Siamese Girl   See fewer
Ngamta Suphaphongs
Siamese Girl Siamese Girl   See fewer
Javanart Punynchoti
Siamese Girl Siamese Girl   See fewer
Kannikar Dowklee
Siamese Girl Siamese Girl   See fewer
Tsai Chin
Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited) Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Christopher Greet
British Officer (uncredited) British Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Nelson
Bit part (uncredited) Bit part (uncredited)   See fewer
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