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Return from the River Kwai (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 101 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- Starring
- Timothy Bottoms, Tatsuya Nakadai, George Takei, Denholm Elliott, Richard Graham, Edward Fox
War prisoners labor tirelessly to build a bridge over Thailand’s River Kwai, only for an American bomber to smash it just as it’s finished. Camp commander Tanaka orders executions as a warning, but Major Harada arrives with orders to ship the healthiest men to Japan by rail and sea. The convoy faces a perilous trek under constant Allied surveillance of the railways and the seas.
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