1957 · Drama / History / War
The Bridge on the River Kwai
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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.
- 7.8/10 · 2,455 votes
- 2h 42m
- October 11, 1957
- English
Directed by David Lean
About The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 drama, history, and war film directed by David Lean. It runs 2h 42m. It was released on October 11, 1957.
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.
The original language is English. Spoken languages include Japanese, Thai, and English. Production countries include United Kingdom.
The average rating is 7.8 out of 10, based on 2,455 TMDB votes.
The Bridge on the River Kwai Details
- Title
- The Bridge on the River Kwai
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 42m
- Rating
- 7.8/10 from 2,455 votes
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- Japanese, Thai, and English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Director
- David Lean
- Writers
- Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson
- Budget
- $2,800,000
- Box office
- $44,908,000
- Keywords
- japan, based on novel or book, resistance, river, world war ii, prisoner of war, thailand, bridge, burma, pacific war, aggressive, bridge blowup
The Bridge on the River Kwai Release Date
The Bridge on the River Kwai was released on October 11, 1957. More 1957 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
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The Bridge on the River Kwai Cast
William HoldenCmdr. Shears
Alec GuinnessCol. Nicholson
Jack HawkinsMaj. Warden
Sessue HayakawaCol. Saito
James DonaldMaj. Clipton
Geoffrey HorneLt. Joyce
André MorellCol. Green
Peter WilliamsCapt. Reeves- John BoxerMajor Hughes
Percy HerbertGrogan
Harold GoodwinBaker
Ann SearsNurse
Heihachirō ŌkawaCaptain Kanematsu- Vilaiwan SeeboonreaungSiamese Girl
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