The Bridge on the River Kwai
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MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David Lean
Genre: War Drama, POW Drama, Ensemble Film, Drama, War
Box Office: / $17,195,000 / Top grossing film of 1957
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Summary:
The Bridge on the River Kwai opens in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in Burma in 1943, where a battle of wills rages between camp commander Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa) and newly arrived British colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness). Saito insists that Nicholson order his men to build a bridge over the river Kwai, which will be used to transport Ja... Full Summary >>
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Cast:
William Holden - (Shears)
Alec Guinness - (Col. Nicholson)
Jack Hawkins - (Maj. Warden)
Sessue Hayakawa - (Col. Saito)
Geoffrey Horne - (Lieutenant Joyce)
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Review:
The Bridge on the River Kwai ranks as one of the greatest films of all time and arguably director David Lean's best film. At the heart of the film is the performance of Continue >>
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