The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
It spans a whole new world of entertainment!
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.

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Cast

William Holden William Holden As: Cmdr. Shears
Alec Guinness Alec Guinness As: Col. Nicholson
Jack Hawkins Jack Hawkins As: Maj. Warden
Sessue Hayakawa Sessue Hayakawa As: Col. Saito
James Donald James Donald As: Maj. Clipton
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: It spans a whole new world of entertainment!
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Drama, History, War

Language: 日本語, ภาษาไทย, English

Release Date: 11 October 1957

Country: GB

Runtime: 161m

Company Credits

Company: Horizon Pictures

Budget: $3,000,000

Revenue: $44,908,000

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Cast

Directed By

David Lean

David Lean

Director

Ted Sturgis

Ted Sturgis

Assistant Director

A. B. Raj

A. B. Raj

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Sam Spiegel

Sam Spiegel

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Stuart Freeborn

Stuart Freeborn

Makeup Artist

Sound

Malcolm Arnold

Malcolm Arnold

Original Music Composer

John Cox

John Cox

Sound Designer

John W. Mitchell

John W. Mitchell

Sound Designer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jack Hildyard

Jack Hildyard

Director of Photography

Ron Drinkwater

Ron Drinkwater

Clapper Loader

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Donald M. Ashton

Donald M. Ashton

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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