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.

Release Date

11 October 1957

161 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Cmdr. Shears
Col. Nicholson
Maj. Warden
Col. Saito
Maj. Clipton
Col. Green
Capt. Reeves
Major Hughes