Movie · 162 min · PG · drm, hst, war
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.
Where to watch The Bridge on the River Kwai
Available on 5 platforms across 1 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 1 countries, best placed at #653 in Canada.
- Canada #653
Available languages
Audio: English, French
Subtitles: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Chart history
The Bridge on the River Kwai has spent 0 days in a top 3, 1 days in a top 10 and 6 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #8.
Cast
William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Geoffrey Horne, André Morell, Peter Williams, John Boxer, Percy Herbert, Harold Goodwin, Ann Sears, Heihachirō Ōkawa, Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung, Keiichirō Katsumoto, Ngamta Suppapong, Javanart Punynchoti, Kannikar Dowklee
Crew
Carl Foreman (screenplay), Sam Spiegel (producer), David Lean (director), Michael Wilson (screenplay)
Awards
11 wins from 19 nominations.
- Academy Award for Best Director 1958 — won
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1958 — won
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1958 — won
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1958 — won
- Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment 1958 — won
- Academy Award for Best Actor 1958 — won
- Academy Award for Best Picture 1958 — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film — won
- Academy Award for Best Picture 1958 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment 1958 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1958 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1958 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Director 1958 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1958 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1958 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Actor 1958 — nominated