Second World War drama starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins

Multi Oscar-winning depiction of the hardships endured by PoWs constructing the Japanese "death" railway that combines action with character studies of men who are not always in control.

Shears WILLIAM HOLDEN.
Colonel Nicholson ALEC GUINNESS
Major Warden JACK HAWKINS
Colonel Saito SESSUE HAYAKAWA
Major Clipton JAMES DONALD
.Lt Joyce GEOFFREY HORNE
Colonel Green ANDRE MORELL
Captain Reeves PETER WILLIAMS
Major Hughes JOHN BOXER
Grogan PERCY HERBERT

Director David Lean (1957)

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