
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Drama, History, War
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.
Director: David Lean
The Cast

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

Keiichirō Katsumoto
Lieutenant Miura

Ngamta Suppapong
Siamese Girl

Javanart Punynchoti
Siamese Girl

Kannikar Dowklee
Siamese Girl

Tsai Chin
Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)

Christopher Greet
British Officer (uncredited)
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