
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
Movie Information
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.
Release Date
October 11, 1957
Director
David Lean
Runtime
2h 41m
Cast
William HoldenAlec GuinnessJack HawkinsSessue HayakawaJames DonaldGeoffrey HorneAndré MorellPeter WilliamsJohn BoxerPercy Herbert
Production
Horizon Pictures
Genres
DramaHistoryWar