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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957, drama, history, war

161 minutes

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...

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Cast

William Holden

William Holden

Cmdr. Shears

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Col. Nicholson

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

Maj. Warden

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Col. Saito

James Donald

James Donald

Maj. Clipton

Geoffrey Horne

Lt. Joyce

André Morell

André Morell

Col. Green

Peter Williams

Capt. Reeves

John Boxer

Major Hughes

Percy Herbert

Percy Herbert

Grogan

Ann Sears

Nurse

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Captain Kanematsu

Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung

Siamese Girl

Keiichirô Katsumoto

Keiichirô Katsumoto

Lieutenant Miura

Ngamta Suphaphongs

Siamese Girl

Javanart Punynchoti

Siamese Girl

Kannikar Dowklee

Siamese Girl

Crew

Art

Donald M. Ashton

Art direction

Camera

Costume and make-up

Stuart Freeborn

Makeup artist

Directing

David Lean

David Lean

Director

Editing

Peter Taylor

Editor

Production

Sam Spiegel

Sam Spiegel

Producer

Sound

Malcolm Arnold

Malcolm Arnold

Original music composer

John W. Mitchell

Sound designer

John Cox

Sound designer

Writing

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