The Bridge on the River Kwai

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.

Main Cast

William Holden

Cmdr. Shears

Age : 63 | Popularity : 18%

Alec Guinness

Col. Nicholson

Age : 86 | Popularity : 27%

Jack Hawkins

Maj. Warden

Age : 62 | Popularity : 7%

Sessue Hayakawa

Col. Saito

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

James Donald

Maj. Clipton

Age : 76 | Popularity : 4%

Geoffrey Horne

Lt. Joyce

Age : 90 | Popularity : 4%

André Morell

Col. Green

Age : 69 | Popularity : 5%

Peter Williams

Capt. Reeves

Age : 88 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Carl Foreman Michael Wilson
	Novel	Pierre Boulle
Production	Producer	Sam Spiegel
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Stuart Freeborn
Sound	Original Music Composer	Malcolm Arnold
	Sound Designer	John Cox John W. Mitchell
Camera	Director of Photography	Jack Hildyard
	Clapper Loader	Ron Drinkwater
Art	Art Direction	Donald M. Ashton
Directing	Director	David Lean
	Second Unit First Assistant Director	A. B. Raj
	Assistant Director	Ted Sturgis
Editing	Editor	Peter Taylor
Department	Role	Name

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