The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

1957-10-11

(US) •

Drama,

History,

War

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Overview

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.

Movie Cast

The Bridge on the River Kwai

William Holden

Cmdr. Shears

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Alec Guinness

Col. Nicholson

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Jack Hawkins

Maj. Warden

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Sessue Hayakawa

Col. Saito

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James Donald

Maj. Clipton

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Geoffrey Horne

Lt. Joyce

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André Morell

Col. Green

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Peter Williams

Capt. Reeves

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John Boxer

Major Hughes

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Percy Herbert

Grogan

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Harold Goodwin

Baker

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Ann Sears

Nurse

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Heihachirō Ōkawa

Captain Kanematsu

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Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung

Siamese Girl

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Keiichirō Katsumoto

Lieutenant Miura

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Ngamta Suppapong

Siamese Girl

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Javanart Punynchoti

Siamese Girl

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Kannikar Dowklee

Siamese Girl

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Tsai Chin

Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)

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Christopher Greet

British Officer (uncredited)