The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Release: 1957-10-11
·Runtime: 161m
·★ 7.8
Drama
History
War
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Horizon Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Percy Herbert
as Grogan
Harold Goodwin
as Baker
Ann Sears
as Nurse
André Morell
as Col. Green
Peter Williams
as Capt. Reeves
Heihachirō Ōkawa
as Captain Kanematsu
Ngamta Suppapong
as Siamese Girl
William Holden
as Cmdr. Shears
Sessue Hayakawa
as Col. Saito
Keiichirō Katsumoto
as Lieutenant Miura
Alec Guinness
as Col. Nicholson
Geoffrey Horne
as Lt. Joyce
Tsai Chin
as Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
Jack Hawkins
as Maj. Warden
James Donald
as Maj. Clipton
