---
title: 'The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Lean'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 156
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050212/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

1957 · PG · 156 min · Drama, War · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Lean](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lean)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-wilson), [Pierre Boulle](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-boulle), [Calder Willingham](https://cinepixo.com/people/calder-willingham), [Carl Foreman](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-foreman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Malcolm Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-arnold)
- **Producer:** [Sam Spiegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-spiegel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Hildyard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-hildyard)
- **Editor:** [Peter Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-taylor)

## Cast

- [Jack Hawkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-hawkins) as Major Warden
- [James Donald](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-donald) as Major Clipton
- [Ann Sears](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-sears)
- [Percy Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/percy-herbert) as Grogan
- [Geoffrey Horne](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-horne) as Lieutenant Joyce
- [John Boxer](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-boxer) as Major Hughes
- [Heihachirō Ōkawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/heihachiro-okawa) as Captain Kanematsu
- [Peter Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-williams) as Captain Reeves
- [Sessue Hayakawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/sessue-hayakawa) as Colonel Saito
- [William Holden](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-holden) as Commander Shears
- [André Morell](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-morell) as Colonel Green
- [Harold Goodwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-goodwin-2) as Baker
- [Alec Guinness](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-guinness) as Colonel Nicholson

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