Released:
1957-10-11

Overview:
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.

Director:
David Lean

Runtime:
2h 41min

Genre:
Drama, History, War

• Cast:
• 
  William Holden
  as
  Cmdr. Shears
• 
  Alec Guinness
  as
  Col. Nicholson
• 
  Jack Hawkins
  as
  Maj. Warden
• 
  Sessue Hayakawa
  as
  Col. Saito
• 
  James Donald
  as
  Maj. Clipton