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The Bridge on the River Kwai

Release Date: 1957

Cast: Ann Sears, William Holden, Geoffrey Horne, Harold Goodwin, James Donald, Jack Hawkins, Heihachirô Ôkawa, Percy Herbert, M. R. B. Chakrabandhu, André Morell, Sessue Hayakawa, Peter Williams ...MORE

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The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British World War II film by David Lean based on The Bridge over the River Kwai by French writer Pierre Boulle. The film is a work of fiction but borrows the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–43 for its historical setting. It stars William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness and Sessue Hayakawa. The film was shot in Sri Lanka (credited as Ceylon, as it was known at the time). The bridge in the movie was located near Kitulgala. The film achieved near universal critical acclaim, winning seven Academy Awards, and in 1997, this film was deemed... MORE

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Directed by: David LeanWith: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, James Donald, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey HorneClassic story of British POWs in a World War II Japanese prison camp who are forced to build a bridge, which an escapee is determined to prevent from being completed. Winner of 7 Oscars, including Best Picture! -- VideoDetective.com.

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