The Bridge on the River Kwai

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

David Lean

Featured Cast

William Holden

Cmdr. Shears

Alec Guinness

Col. Nicholson

Jack Hawkins

Maj. Warden

Sessue Hayakawa

Col. Saito

James Donald

Maj. Clipton

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