The Bridge on the River Kwai
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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 Japanese munitions. Nicholson ref... 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 Alec Guinness as the obsessively principled Colonel Nicholson. In a lesser film, his character might be simplified into a heroic martyr, but The Bridge on the River Kwai}... Continue >>
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