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1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Directed by David Lean
It spans a whole new world of entertainment!

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.

Duration

2h 41m

Released

October 11, 1957

Revenue

$44,908,000

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7.8

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Cast20

  • William Holden
  • Alec Guinness
  • Jack Hawkins
  • Sessue Hayakawa
  • James Donald
  • Geoffrey Horne
  • André Morell
  • Peter Williams
  • John Boxer

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