The Bridge on the River Kwai

2h 41min

Drama

History

War

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.

Cast

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
André Morell

André Morell

Col. Green
Peter Williams

Peter Williams

Capt. Reeves
John Boxer

John Boxer

Major Hughes
Heihachirō Ōkawa

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Captain Kanematsu
Keiichirō Katsumoto

Keiichirō Katsumoto

Lieutenant Miura
Ngamta Suppapong

Ngamta Suppapong

Siamese Girl
Kannikar Dowklee

Kannikar Dowklee

Siamese Girl
Tsai Chin

Tsai Chin

Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
Christopher Greet

Christopher Greet

British Officer (uncredited)

Release date

11th Oct 1957

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語, ภาษาไทย, English