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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.

Release: 1957

Rating: 7.819

Genre: Drama, History, War

Duration: 161 min

Country: United Kingdom

Production: Horizon Pictures

Cast

William Holden

William Holden

as Cmdr. Shears

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

as Col. Nicholson

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

as Maj. Warden

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

as Col. Saito

James Donald

James Donald

as Maj. Clipton

Geoffrey Horne

Geoffrey Horne

as Lt. Joyce

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