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The Bridge on the River Kwai   1957             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 User Review 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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