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The Bridge on the River Kwai

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

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The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the 1952 novel written by Pierre Boulle. Although the film uses the historical setting of the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943, the plot and characters of Boulle's novel and the screenplay are almost entirely fictional. The cast includes William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, and Sessue Hayakawa.

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1957 · 2h 36m · PG · Drama · History · War

Rotten Tomatoes 96%Metacritic 88/100IMDb 8.1/10TMDB 7.8/10 (2,414 votes)

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai, written by Pierre Boulle. Boulle's novel and the film's screenplay are fictional; they use the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943 as historical setting. It stars William Holden, Alec Guinness, and Jack Hawkins, with Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, and Geoffrey Horne in supporting roles.

Directed by David Lean

Box office $45M worldwide

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David LeanDirector VVilaiwan Seeboonreaungas Siamese Girl

Alec Guinnessas Colonel Nicholson

André Morellas Colonel Green