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Movie Synopsis:
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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Movie details:

  • Original Title: The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Original Language: en
  • Release Date: 1957-10-02
  • Category 1 (Type): Movie 1950s
  • Category 2 (Genres): Drama Movie, History Movie, War Movie
  • Category 3 (Year): Movie 1957
  • Adult: FALSE
  • Status: Released
  • Studios (Production Companies): Horizon Pictures (II), Columbia Pictures
  • Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Budget: $3,000,000.00
  • Revenue: $44,908,000.00
  • Running Time: 161 minutes
  • Director: David Lean
  • Actors: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald
  • YB100 views Counts: 564
  • YB100 Likes: 6
  • Popularity: 11.571
  • Vote Count: 1128
  • Vote Average: 7.9

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