Overview
Plot
English POWs in Burma are forced by their Japanese captors to build a bridge for the war effort. British and American intelligence officers plot to destroy it, but Col. Nicholson, who oversaw construction, takes pride in the bridge and tries to stop them.
- Directors
- David Lean
- Cast
- William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Geoffrey Horne, André Morell, Peter Williams, John Boxer, Percy Herbert, Harold Goodwin, Ann Sears, Heihachirō Ōkawa, Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung, Keiichirō Katsumoto, Ngamta Suppapong, Javanart Punynchoti, Kannikar Dowklee, Tsai Chin, Christopher Greet
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Genre
- Drama, History, War
- Release date
- 1957-10-11
- Studios
- Horizon Pictures
Plot
Warning: spoilers
The Bridge on the River Kwai Plot and Cast
During World War II, English prisoners of war in Burma are compelled by their Japanese captors to construct a bridge to support the Japanese war effort. British and American intelligence officers devise a plan to blow up the completed structure. However, Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has developed a sense of pride in his creation and attempts to foil their plans.
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