The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 Directed by David Lean
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.
Country
United Kingdom
Production Country
United Kingdom
Production Company
Horizon Pictures
Budget $3,000,000
Revenue $44,908,000
Release Date 11 October 1957
161 mins
Cast
William Holden
Cmdr. Shears
Alec Guinness
Col. Nicholson
Jack Hawkins
Maj. Warden
Sessue Hayakawa
Col. Saito
James Donald
Maj. Clipton
Geoffrey Horne
Lt. Joyce
André Morell
Col. Green
Peter Williams
Capt. Reeves
John Boxer
Major Hughes
Percy Herbert
Grogan
Harold Goodwin
Baker
Ann Sears
Nurse
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Captain Kanematsu
Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung
Siamese Girl
Keiichirō Katsumoto
Lieutenant Miura
Ngamta Suppapong
Siamese Girl
Javanart Punynchoti
Siamese Girl
Kannikar Dowklee
Siamese Girl
Tsai Chin
Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
Christopher Greet
British Officer (uncredited)
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Director
Writers
Producer
Cinematography
Composer
Editor
Sound
Original Writer
Art Direction
Costume Design
Makeup Artists
Camera Operator
Lighting
Assistant Directors