UK / USA,
1957, 161 min
(Alternative: 155 min)
Directed by:
David LeanCinematography:
Jack HildyardComposer:
Malcolm ArnoldCast:
William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Geoffrey Horne, André Morell, Percy Herbert, Harold Goodwin, John Boxer, Ann Sears (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Adaptation of the Pierre Bouelle novel about POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American officers plot to blow up the structure, but the commander of the bridge's construction has different plans. (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
Cast
![William Holden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/362/164362556_b112d1.jpg)
William Holden
USA
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
![Alec Guinness](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/234/164234597_fa4283.jpg)
Alec Guinness
UK
Best movies:
![Jack Hawkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099092_f90485.jpg)
Jack Hawkins
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
![Sessue Hayakawa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272355_aebbbc.jpg)
Sessue Hayakawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Hell to Eternity (1960)
House of Bamboo (1955)
![James Donald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/194/160194004_22e4d7.jpg)
James Donald
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Great Escape (1963)
Lust for Life (1956)
![Geoffrey Horne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/515/515842_458415.jpg)
Geoffrey Horne
Argentina
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Bonjour tristesse (1958)
The Green Hornet (1974)
![André Morell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/364/161364577_1f4ef0.jpg)
André Morell
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
![Percy Herbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/429/158429154_ea4a28.gif)
Percy Herbert
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Becket (1964)
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
![Harold Goodwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/364/161364579_39ac23.jpg)
Harold Goodwin
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![John Boxer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/023/161023140_eb7220.jpg)
John Boxer
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Gandhi (1982)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
![Ann Sears](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/023/161023185_c6d420.gif)
Ann Sears
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
![Peter Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/023/161023284_643679.jpg)
Peter Williams
USA
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Richard III (1955)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)