The Bridge on the River Kwai

IMDb 7.8 1957 • 161 min • DramaHistoryWar

Director

David Lean

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

William Holden
William Holden Cmdr. Shears
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness Col. Nicholson
Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins Maj. Warden
Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa Col. Saito
James Donald
James Donald Maj. Clipton