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The Bridge on the River Kwai

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on BBC Two England

Acclaimed Second World War drama, directed by David Lean , which combines action sequences with close-up character studies of the men in command. Starring
William Holden
Alec Guinness , Jack Hawkins
PoWs endure immense hardship as they construct the Japanese "death" railway. The film won seven Academy Awards. Showing in widescreen format.
(1957, PG) Subtitled ........................ ♦ See Films: pages 47-54 ****

Contributors

Directed By:
David Lean
Unknown:
William Holden
Unknown:
Alec Guinness
Unknown:
Jack Hawkins
Shears:
William Holden
Colonel Nicholson:
Alec Guinness
MajorWarden:
Jack Hawkins
Colonel SaitO:
Sessue Hayakawa
Major Clipton:
James Donald
U Joyce:
Geoffrey Horne
Colonel Green:
Andre Morell
Captain Reeves:
Peter Williams
Major Hughes:
John Boxer
Grogan:
Percy Herbert
Source: Radio Times

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