The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
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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
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William Holden
as Cmdr. Shears
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Alec Guinness
as Col. Nicholson
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Jack Hawkins
as Maj. Warden
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Sessue Hayakawa
as Col. Saito
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James Donald
as Maj. Clipton
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Geoffrey Horne
as Lt. Joyce
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André Morell
as Col. Green
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Peter Williams
as Capt. Reeves
- John Boxer as Major Hughes
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Percy Herbert
as Grogan
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Harold Goodwin
as Baker
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Ann Sears
as Nurse
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Heihachirō Ōkawa
as Captain Kanematsu
- Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung as Siamese Girl
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Keiichirō Katsumoto
as Lieutenant Miura
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Ngamta Suppapong
as Siamese Girl
- Javanart Punynchoti as Siamese Girl
- Kannikar Dowklee as Siamese Girl
Crew
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David Lean
Director
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Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
- Peter Taylor Editor
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Malcolm Arnold
Original Music Composer
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Sam Spiegel
Producer
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Carl Foreman
Screenplay
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Michael Wilson
Screenplay
