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Dominican Rep. The Bridge on the River Kwai
- Original title
- The Bridge on the River Kwai
- Year
- 1957
- Running time
- 161 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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William Holden
Alec Guinness
Jack Hawkins
James Donald
Sessue Hayakawa
André Morell
Geoffrey Horne- Peter Williams
- John Boxer
Percy Herbert
Harold Goodwin- Ann Sears
Heihachiro Okawa- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
Columbia Pictures. Producer: Sam Spiegel- Genre
- War. Adventure | II World War. Army. Prison Drama
- Movie Groups
- Pierre Boulle Adaptations
- Synopsis
- British POWs in Burma are employed by the Japanese to build a bridge; meanwhile, British agents seek to destroy it. After surrendering his unit to the Japanese. Colonel Nicholson demands his men behave by the book, and refuses to cooperate with the equally dutiful Japanese commander. When the Japapese insist that the POWs build a bridge, they decide to build the best one possible, thereby restoring morale. But after one of the men escapes to Australia and lets the British commander there know of the operation, he is sent back to the jungle to destroy the tactically-crucial bridge that his comrades are desperately trying to complete.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1957: 7 Oscar: Film, Director, Actor (Guinness), Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, Music1957: 3 Golden Globes: Drama, Director, Actor (Guinness). Nominated for Supp. Actor1957: BAFTA Awards: British Film, British Actor, British Screenplay & Film1957: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Best Director1957: National Board of Review: Film, Director, Actor, Supp. Actor (Hayakawa)1957: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Film, Best Director & Best Actor (Guinness)
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 11 My Favorite War Movies (403)
- 19 My Favorite British & Irish Movies (75)
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