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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

The Bridge on the River Kwai poster

Drama, History, War / PG

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

Blend 8.6
William Holden William Holden Cmdr. Shears Alec Guinness Alec Guinness Col. Nicholson Jack Hawkins Jack Hawkins Maj. Warden Sessue Hayakawa Sessue Hayakawa Col. Saito James Donald James Donald Maj. Clipton Geoffrey Horne Geoffrey Horne Lt. Joyce André Morell André Morell Col. Green Peter Williams Peter Williams Capt. Reeves

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Cast 20

William Holden
William Holden Cmdr. Shears
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness Col. Nicholson
Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins Maj. Warden
Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa Col. Saito
James Donald
James Donald Maj. Clipton
Geoffrey Horne
Geoffrey Horne Lt. Joyce
André Morell
André Morell Col. Green
Peter Williams
Peter Williams Capt. Reeves
John Boxer Major Hughes
Percy Herbert
Percy Herbert Grogan
Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin Baker
Ann Sears
Ann Sears Nurse
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Heihachirō Ōkawa Captain Kanematsu
Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung
Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung Siamese Girl
Keiichirō Katsumoto
Keiichirō Katsumoto Lieutenant Miura
Ngamta Suppapong
Ngamta Suppapong Siamese Girl
Javanart Punynchoti
Javanart Punynchoti Siamese Girl
Kannikar Dowklee
Kannikar Dowklee Siamese Girl
Tsai Chin
Tsai Chin Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
Christopher Greet
Christopher Greet British Officer (uncredited)

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