The Bridge on the River Kwai is an Academy Award-winning 1957 World War II film based on the novel Le Pont de la Rivière Kwaï by French writer Pierre Boulle. The film is a work of fiction but borrows the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942-43 for its historical setting. It was directed by David Lean and stars.... more

The famous ending of David Lean's 1958 classic. (This brief clip has been uploaded to YouTube in good faith under the "fair use" provision of the copyright act for the purposes of review and discussion of cinema. No violation of copyright is intended.)

The masterpiece directed by David Lean from 1957 won 7 Oscars. Alec Guinness won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and 5 other wins for the best leading role. Alec Guinness - Col. Nicholson William Holden - Cmdr. Shears Jack Hawkins - Maj. Warden Sessue Hayakawa - Col. Saito James Donald - Maj. Clipton Geoffrey Horne - Lt..... more

The masterpiece directed by David Lean from 1957 won 7 Oscars. Alec Guinness won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and 5 other wins for the best leading role. Alec Guinness - Col. Nicholson William Holden - Cmdr. Shears Jack Hawkins - Maj. Warden Sessue Hayakawa - Col. Saito James Donald - Maj. Clipton Geoffrey Horne - Lt..... more

The masterpiece directed by David Lean from 1957 won 7 Oscars. Alec Guinness won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and 5 other wins for the best leading role. Alec Guinness - Col. Nicholson William Holden - Cmdr. Shears Jack Hawkins - Maj. Warden Sessue Hayakawa - Col. Saito James Donald - Maj. Clipton Geoffrey Horne - Lt..... more

The masterpiece directed by David Lean from 1957 won 7 Oscars. Alec Guinness won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and 5 other wins for the best leading role. Alec Guinness - Col. Nicholson William Holden - Cmdr. Shears Jack Hawkins - Maj. Warden Sessue Hayakawa - Col. Saito James Donald - Maj. Clipton Geoffrey Horne - Lt..... more

The masterpiece directed by David Lean from 1957 won 7 Oscars. Alec Guinness won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and 5 other wins for the best leading role. Alec Guinness - Col. Nicholson William Holden - Cmdr. Shears Jack Hawkins - Maj. Warden Sessue Hayakawa - Col. Saito James Donald - Maj. Clipton Geoffrey Horne - Lt..... more

original movie trailer. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) starring William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness. IMDB description: After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it.

The masterpiece directed by David Lean from 1957 won 7 Oscars. Alec Guinness won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and 5 other wins for the best leading role. Alec Guinness - Col. Nicholson William Holden - Cmdr. Shears Jack Hawkins - Maj. Warden Sessue Hayakawa - Col. Saito James Donald - Maj. Clipton Geoffrey Horne - Lt..... more

The masterpiece directed by David Lean from 1957 won 7 Oscars. Alec Guinness won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and 5 other wins for the best leading role. Alec Guinness - Col. Nicholson William Holden - Cmdr. Shears Jack Hawkins - Maj. Warden Sessue Hayakawa - Col. Saito James Donald - Maj. Clipton Geoffrey Horne - Lt..... more