William HoldenCmdr. ShearsSavaraTV movie
The Bridge on the River Kwai
It spans a whole new world of entertainment!
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.
DramaHistoryWar
Starring
William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins
Directed by
David Lean
About
The Bridge on the River Kwai
DramaHistoryWar
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.
It spans a whole new world of entertainment!
Information
- Released
- Oct 11, 1957
- Runtime
- 2h 42m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- GB
- Rating
- PG
- Directed by
- David Lean
Production
- Studio
- Horizon Pictures
Cast
People in this story
William HoldenCmdr. Shears
Alec GuinnessCol. Nicholson
Jack HawkinsMaj. Warden
Sessue HayakawaCol. Saito
James DonaldMaj. Clipton
Geoffrey HorneLt. Joyce
André MorellCol. Green
Peter WilliamsCapt. Reeves
Percy HerbertGrogan
Harold GoodwinBaker
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