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The Bridge On the River Kwai
1957
161 minutes (2 hrs 41 mins)
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Starring
William Holden · Alec Guinness · Jack Hawkins · Sessue Hayakawa · James Donald · Geoffrey Horne
Release dates
US release14th December 1957
Belgium release20th December 1957
France release20th December 1957
Certificates
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Approved
Total grosses
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