Drama · History · War

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Directed byDavid Lean

1957 · 2h 42m · Kijkwijzer 12

Synopsis

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 & crew

Cast

  • William HoldenCmdr. Shears
  • Alec GuinnessCol. Nicholson
  • Jack HawkinsMaj. Warden
  • Sessue HayakawaCol. Saito
  • James DonaldMaj. Clipton
  • Geoffrey HorneLt. Joyce
  • André MorellCol. Green
  • Peter WilliamsCapt. Reeves
  • John BoxerMajor Hughes
  • Percy HerbertGrogan
  • Harold GoodwinBaker
  • Ann SearsNurse

Crew

  • David LeanDirector
  • Carl ForemanWriter
  • Michael WilsonWriter