The Bridge on the River Kwai

Overview

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.

Movie details

Release date

1957

Runtime

2h 42m

Genres

Drama, History, War

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Country

United Kingdom

Director

David Lean

Production

Horizon Pictures

Budget

$2,800,000

Revenue

$44,908,000

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