The Bridge on the River Kwai poster

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957 · Released · 156 min · United Kingdom, United States · English

Drama War

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai, written by Pierre Boulle. Boulle's novel and the film's screenplay are fictional; they use the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943 as historical setting. It stars William Holden, Alec Guinness, and Jack Hawkins, with Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, and Geoffrey Horne in supporting roles.

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Also known as

Deutsch
Die Brücke am Kwai
Español
El puente sobre el río Kwai
Français
Le Pont de la rivière Kwaï
Italiano
Il ponte sul fiume Kwai
日本語
戦場にかける橋
한국어
콰이강의 다리
Polski
Most na rzece Kwai
Português
A Ponte do Rio Kwai

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