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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957 • PG • 2h 41m • Drama, War • Columbia Pictures

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The Bridge on the River Kwai Box Office

Domestic Total
$33.3M
Final
Worldwide Total
$33.3M
$22K international
Budget$3M
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Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byDavid Lean
ScreenplayCarl Foreman, Michael Wilson
Produced bySam Spiegel
CinematographyJack Hildyard
Music byMalcolm Arnold
StarringWilliam Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Geoffrey Horne
StudioColumbia Pictures

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