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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Film · 1957 · 162 min · PG · Drama · History · War

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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.

Directed by David Lean

Starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Geoffrey Horne, André Morell, Peter Williams

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In cinemas14 December 1957
Digital releaseNot listed
Physical release21 November 2000
First release anywhere11 October 1957

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