Cast and Crew of The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

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.

Full Cast of The Bridge on the River Kwai

Alec Guinness as Col. Nicholson

Alec Guinness

Col. Nicholson

Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. He was featured in several of the...


Crew of The Bridge on the River Kwai

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