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The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 4 stars

      N/R, 161 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: David Lean
Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Geoffrey Horne, Andre Morell, Percy Herbert, Harold Goodwin, Peter Williams, John Boxer, Ann Sears

  A Japanese colonel (Sessue Hayakawa) is in charge of building a bridge with a work force of British and American prisoners of war. Alec Guinness plays the proud Col. Nicholson who starts out proving British superiority and ends up devoted to the successful completion of "his" bridge. This great film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, David Lean won for Best Director, and Alec Guinness won for Best Actor. It won four other Oscars as well: Best Writing, Cinematography, Film Editing, and Musical Score.    1 User Review

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TREMENDOUS, BUT SECOND TO BRIDGES OVER TOYKO REA	DIAMONDQB 03/27/2007

Cast
William Holden	Cdr. Shears
Alec Guinness	Col. Nicholson
Jack Hawkins	Maj. Warden
Sessue Hayakawa	Col. Saito
James Donald	Maj. Clipton
Geoffrey Horne	Lt. Joyce
Andre Morell	Col. Green
Percy Herbert	Maj. Warden
Harold Goodwin	Pvt. Baker
Peter Williams	Capt. Reeves
John Boxer	Maj. Hughes
Ann Sears	Nurse

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