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The Bridge on the River Kwai
“It spans a whole new world of entertainment!”
★ 7.8 / 10 (2,499 votes)October 11, 1957162 minEN
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.
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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
Ann SearsNurse










