
Rating
Popularity4
Runtime2h 41m
Release DateOctober 11, 1957
Budget$3,000,000
Revenue$44,908,000
The Bridge on the River Kwai
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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.
Production
Horizon Pictures(GB)
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Spoken Languages
Japanese, Thai, English
Age Rating
All Ages
Top Cast
Key Crew
ScreenplayMichael Wilson
DirectorDavid Lean
ScreenplayCarl Foreman
Director of PhotographyJack Hildyard
ProducerSam Spiegel
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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Re-Release Trailer
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