The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) UK... / Approved / 161 min
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Genre: Adventure / Drama / War /  more »
Awards: Won 7 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 5 nominations  more »
User Ratings: 8.3 (94,908 votes)  more »
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Also rated #103 in the Top 250
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Summary: After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it.  more »
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Filmmakers: David Lean - Director, Pierre Boulle - Writer (novel "Le pont de la rivière Kwaï"), Sam Spiegel - Producer, Jack Hildyard - Cinematographer, Malcolm Arnold - Composer, Peter Taylor - Editor  more »
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William Holden ... Shears 3,394 

Alec Guinness ... Colonel Nicholson 2,775 

Jack Hawkins ... Major Warden 11,114 

Sessue Hayakawa ... Colonel Saito 13,821 

James Donald ... Major Clipton 20,133