The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) [PG]

Release Date:
October 11, 1957

Original Title:
The Bridge on the River Kwai

Alternate Titles:
Broen over Kwai
El Puente Sobre el Río Kwai
Most na Rzece Kwai
Most na rijeci Kwai
戦場にかける橋:1957

Genres:
Drama | History | War

Production Companies:
Horizon Pictures

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 12  AU: PG  BR: 12  CZ: 12+  DE: 12  ES: APTA  FR: TP  GB: PG  GR: 13  HU: 12  IE: PG  JP: G  KR: 12  NL: 12  PT: M/12  SE: 15  US: PG 

Runtime: 161

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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.

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Art Direction:
Donald M. Ashton

Assistant Director:
Ted Sturgis

Clapper Loader:
Ron Drinkwater

Director:
David Lean

Director of Photography:
Jack Hildyard

Editor:
Peter Taylor

Makeup Artist:
Stuart Freeborn

Novel:
Pierre Boulle

Original Music Composer:
Malcolm Arnold

Producer:
Sam Spiegel

Screenplay:
Carl Foreman
Michael Wilson

Second Unit First Assistant Director:
A. B. Raj

Sound Designer:
John W. Mitchell
John Cox

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