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Synopsis:
Classic Oscar-winning World War Two drama. Alec Guinness stars as a stiff-upper-lipped British colonel in a Japanese prisoner of war camp who is ordered to have his men build a railway bridge over the River Kwai, forging a vital link in military communications. Although he refuses to obey at first, he eventually agrees to take the project on - but soon becomes obsessed, leading to a dilemma for American soldier William Holden, who's sent to destroy the structure. Jack Hawkins co-stars in David L…
Cast:
Alec Guinness as Col Nicholson, William Holden as Shears, Jack Hawkins as Maj Warden, Andre Morell as Col Green, Sessue Hayakawa as Col Saito, James Donald as Maj Clipton, Geoffrey Horne as Lt Joyce, Andre Morrell as Col Green , Peter Williams as Capt Reeves, John Boxer as Maj Hughes, Percy Herbert as Pvt Grogan, Harold Goodwin as Pvt Baker, Ann Sears as Nurse, Henry Okawa as Capt Kanematsu
Credits:
David Lean - Director, Sam Spiegel - Producer, Carl Foreman - Scriptwriter, Michael Wilson - Scriptwriter
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