Drama History War

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Name: The Bridge on the River Kwai
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1957-10-11
Duration: 162 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald

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2h 42m English Released

Director: David Lean

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.