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The Bridge on the River Kwai

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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.

Release Date : 1957-10-11

Language :JapaneseThaiEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Horizon Pictures

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Cmdr. Shears

Original Name : William Holden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Col. Nicholson

Original Name : Alec Guinness

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maj. Warden

Original Name : Jack Hawkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Col. Saito

Original Name : Sessue Hayakawa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maj. Clipton

Original Name : James Donald

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Joyce

Original Name : Geoffrey Horne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Col. Green

Original Name : André Morell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Reeves

Original Name : Peter Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major Hughes

Original Name : John Boxer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grogan

Original Name : Percy Herbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baker

Original Name : Harold Goodwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Ann Sears

Gender : Female

Character Name : Captain Kanematsu

Original Name : ヘンリー大川

Gender : Male

Character Name : Siamese Girl

Original Name : Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lieutenant Miura

Original Name : 勝本圭一郎

Gender : Male

Character Name : Siamese Girl

Original Name : Ngamta Suphaphongs

Gender : Female

Character Name : Siamese Girl

Original Name : Javanart Punynchoti

Gender : Female

Character Name : Siamese Girl

Original Name : Kannikar Dowklee

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Colonel Bogey's Barmy Army. OK! Lets get it out there right away, for historical facts of the real Bridge on the River Kwai story, one should research elsewhere, this film is a fictionalised account of the said events. Sadly there are those out there who simply refuse to judge this purely as a piece of cinematic art - and cinematic art it is. A squad of British soldiers are held in a Japanese POW camp in the Burmese jungle. The respective Japanese and British leaders clash but an understanding is finally reached to build a bridge across the River Kwai. The importance of which could prove crucial in more ways than one... It won 7 Academy Awards and 4 BAFTAS, and it was the film that saw the great David Lean enter his epic period. And what a start it is. Kwai is a masterful piece of cinema, it has a magnificently intelligent and complex screenplay - with tough edged dialogue in the script, is bursting at the seams with high quality performances, and beautifully photographed (filmed in Ceylon). Thematically it's about the folly and psychological madness of war, which in turn is ensconced in sub - plots of genuine worth. It all builds to a tremendous finale, where everything we have witnessed is realised with a deftness of talent from across the board. 10/10