The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957 • 2h 41m • ⭐ 4.2 • PG • English

Drama, Adventure, War

About The Bridge on the River Kwai

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 & Crew

Directed by David Lean

Starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald

Produced by Horizon Pictures