The Bridge on the River Kwai
(1957)
Overview
A 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.
Tagline
Be Happy in Your Work...
Crew
Director: | David Lean |
Writers: | Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson |
Cast
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William Holden ![]()
Alec Guinness ![]()
Jack Hawkins ![]()
Sessue Hayakawa |
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Production Companies
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Horizon Pictures (II)
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