The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957DramaHistoryWar161 mins

Plot

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. Nichol... read more

  • David Lean

    Director

  • Carl Foreman

    Screenplay

  • Michael Wilson

    Screenplay

  • Pierre Boulle

    Novel

  • Jack Hildyard

    Director of Photography

  • Peter Taylor

    Editor

  • William Holden

    Cmdr. Shears

  • Alec Guinness

    Col. Nicholson

  • Jack Hawkins

    Maj. Warden

  • Sessue Hayakawa

    Col. Saito

  • James Donald

    Maj. Clipton

  • Geoffrey Horne

    Lt. Joyce

  • André Morell

    Col. Green

  • Peter Williams

    Capt. Reeves

  • John Boxer

    Major Hughes

  • Percy Herbert

    Grogan

  • Harold Goodwin

    Baker

  • Ann Sears

    Nurse

  • Heihachirō Ōkawa

    Captain Kanematsu

  • Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung

    Siamese Girl

  • Keiichirô Katsumoto

    Lieutenant Miura

  • Ngamta Suphaphongs

    Siamese Girl

  • Javanart Punynchoti

    Siamese Girl

  • Kannikar Dowklee

    Siamese Girl

  • Runtime

    161 minutes

    Released

    1957-10-11

    Languages

    日本語

    ภาษาไทย

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    Horizon Pictures

    Sound

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    76 days ago

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