The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)2h42
Drama · History · War
Director David Lean (7.5 avg)
Also directed Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Brief Encounter, and 13 more
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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Cast
William Holden
Alec Guinness
Jack Hawkins
Sessue Hayakawa
James Donald
Geoffrey Horne
André Morell
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