The Bridge on the River Kwai [826] Released: 1957-10-11 Revenue: $44,908,000 Budget: $3,000,000 Profit: $41,908,000 Runtime: 161 mins Popularity: 5.0915 Vote Average: 7.8 Vote Count: 2,187 Overview: 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. Cast [20] William HoldenCmdr. Shears Alec GuinnessCol. Nicholson Jack HawkinsMaj. Warden Sessue HayakawaCol. Saito James DonaldMaj. Clipton Geoffrey HorneLt. Joyce André MorellCol. Green Peter WilliamsCapt. Reeves John BoxerMajor Hughes Percy HerbertGrogan Harold GoodwinBaker Ann SearsNurse Heihachirō ŌkawaCaptain Kanematsu Vilaiwan SeeboonreaungSiamese Girl Keiichirō KatsumotoLieutenant Miura Ngamta SuppapongSiamese Girl Javanart PunynchotiSiamese Girl Kannikar DowkleeSiamese Girl Tsai ChinTokyo Rose Christopher GreetBritish Officer Trailers The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Re-Release Trailer Original Trailer