Directed by David Lean
Starring William Holden · Alec Guinness · Jack Hawkins · Sessue Hayakawa
Original language: English
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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.
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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
Details
- Directed by
- David Lean
- Written by
- Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson, Pierre Boulle
- Released
- 1957-10-11
- Runtime
- 2h 42m
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
