The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $3,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $44,908,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 26.149 |
Directed By
David Lean
Crew
Malcolm Arnold
John W. Mitchell
Michael Wilson
Donald M. Ashton
Stuart Freeborn
David Lean
Carl Foreman
Jack Hildyard
John Cox
Pierre Boulle
Sam Spiegel
Peter Taylor
Ron Drinkwater
Ted Sturgis
A. B. Raj
TOP 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
Keiichirô Katsumoto
Lieutenant Miura
Ngamta Suphaphongs
Siamese Girl
Javanart Punynchoti
Siamese Girl
Kannikar Dowklee
Siamese Girl
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