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The Bridge on the River Kwai

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on BBC Two England

concludes a season of films starring William Holden. Also starring Alec Guinness , Jack Hawkins
David Lean 's classic is not only one of the most spectacular films about World War II, it is also one of the most memorable portraits of men under stress.
William Holden in one of his best screen roles, plays an American sailor, whose mission is the destruction of the Kwai Bridge. Alec Guinness won an Academy Award for his magnificent performance as a British officer who refuses to succumb to his Japanese captor.
Screenplay PIERRE BOULLE from his novel Produced by SAM SPIEGEL
Directed by DAVID LEAN. Films, page .105

Contributors

Unknown:
William Holden.
Unknown:
Alec Guinness
Unknown:
Jack Hawkins
Unknown:
David Lean
Unknown:
Pierre Boulle
Produced By:
Sam Spiegel
Directed By:
David Lean.
Shears:
William Holden
Colonel Nicholson:
Alec Guinness
Major Warden:
Jack Hawkins
Colonel Saito:
Sessue Hayakawa
Major Clipton:
James Donald
Lieutenant Joyce:
Geoffrey Horne
Colonel Green:
Andre Morell
Captain Reeves:
Peter Williams
Major Hughes:
John Boxer
Grogan:
Percy Herbert
Baker:
Harold Goodwin
Nurse:
Ann Sears
Source: Radio Times

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