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The Bridge on the River Kwai

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.

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Cast & Crew

Cmdr. Shears

William Holden

Col. Nicholson

Alec Guinness

Maj. Warden

Jack Hawkins

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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Re-Release Trailer

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Box office

Budget

$2,800,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross

$44,908,000