The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
| Cmdr. Shears | William Holden |
| Col. Nicholson | Alec Guinness |
| Maj. Warden | Jack Hawkins |
| Col. Saito | Sessue Hayakawa |
| Maj. Clipton | James Donald |
| Lt. Joyce | Geoffrey Horne |
| Col. Green | André Morell |
| Capt. Reeves | Peter Williams |
| Major Hughes | John Boxer |
| Grogan | Percy Herbert |
| Baker | Harold Goodwin |
| Nurse | Ann Sears |
| Captain Kanematsu | Heihachirō Ōkawa |
| Siamese Girl | Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung |
| Lieutenant Miura | Keiichirō Katsumoto |
| Siamese Girl | Ngamta Suppapong |
| Siamese Girl | Javanart Punynchoti |
| Siamese Girl | Kannikar Dowklee |
| Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited) | Tsai Chin |
| British Officer (uncredited) | Christopher Greet |
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