The Bridge on the River Kwai

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Ratings & Reviews

7.8/10

2,335 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 7 wins•📋 1 nomination

Won

Best Film Editing

Best Actor

Best Director

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment

Best Picture

Best Cinematography

Nominated

Best Supporting Actor

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins

Won

National Board of Review for Best Film

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.8M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$44.9M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$42.1M

ROI: +1504%

Budget Recovery1604% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.8M|Revenue: $44.9M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

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109.6K

Daily Avg

1.9K

7-Day Trend

+16%

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Based On

The Bridge over the River Kwai

written work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

United Kingdom

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Thailand

Themes & Subjects

#pacificwar#burmacampaign#riverkwaibridge#worldwarii

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Jack Hildyard

Film Editing

Peter Taylor

Music / Score

Malcolm Arnold

Production Companies

Horizon Pictures

Distributors

Fandango at HomeInterComNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Bridge on the River Kwai

Available in 71 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	Britbox Apple TV Channel	SBS On Demand	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	Sony Pictures Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

AustraliaPG

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanG

Austria12

Belgium16

+12 more countries

Production

Director

David Lean

Writers

Michael Wilson, Carl Foreman, Pierre Boulle

Production Companies

Horizon Pictures

Cast

William Holden

Cmdr. Shears

Alec Guinness

Col. Nicholson

Jack Hawkins

Maj. Warden

Sessue Hayakawa

Col. Saito

James Donald

Maj. Clipton

Geoffrey Horne

Lt. Joyce

André Morell

Col. Green

Peter Williams

Capt. Reeves

No Image

John Boxer

Major Hughes

Percy Herbert

Grogan

Harold Goodwin

Baker

Ann Sears

Nurse

Tags & Keywords

japanbased on novel or bookresistanceriverworld war iiprisoner of warthailandbridgeburmapacific waraggressivebridge blowupdramatic

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