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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Directed by David Lean

War | Adventure | History

Most recently watched by squeegull, sensoria, leiabox

Overview

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.

Rated PG | Length 161 minutes

Actors

William Holden | Alec Guinness | Jack Hawkins | Sessue Hayakawa | James Donald | Geoffrey Horne | André Morell | Peter Williams | John Boxer | Percy Herbert | Harold Goodwin | Ann Sears | Heihachirô Ôkawa | Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung | Keiichirô Katsumoto | Ngamta Suphaphongs | Javanart Punynchoti | Kannikar Dowklee

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Viewing Notes

FF Day 11: Friends Favorites #23: The Bridge on the River Kwai courtesy of Adam. Stellar film! Seriously love this movie and so happy to have it on the FF list. Alec Guinness is pure genius.

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