The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai (11/10/1957)

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.

Production

Horizon Pictures

Pays de production

United Kingdom

Genres

Drama, History, War

William Holden

William Holden

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

James Donald

James Donald

Geoffrey Horne

Geoffrey Horne