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Can you stream the Drama, History & War movie The Bridge on the River Kwai, directed by David Lean & starring Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa & William Holden on Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime?
Streaming Guide: The Bridge on the River Kwai
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.
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. TAGLINE: "It spans a whole new world of entertainment!" All streaming services available
Its release date is Wednesday October 2, 1957
Production details
| Director | David Lean |
| Cast | Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa & William Holden |
| Genre | Drama, History & War |
| Country of origin | The United States & United Kingdom |
| Release date | 1957-10-02 |
| Theme | Anti War World War II, Bridge, Bridges, Japan, Japanese, Officer, Prisoner Of War, Prisons, Rail Transport, Resistance, River & Thailand |
| Place setting | Jungles & Thailand |
| Time setting | 1940s |
| Location | Sri Lanka |
| Script | Carl Foreman (screenplay), Michael Wilson (screenplay) & Pierre Boulle (novel) |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard |
| Music | Malcolm Arnold |
| Costs | $3,000,000 |
| Box Office Revenue | $27,200,000 |
| Runtime | 161 min |
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