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Return from the River Kwai

Return from the River Kwai

1989Movie⏱️ 1h 41mPG-13
DramaWar
4.9
IMDB Rating
1,099 votes

A group of war prisoners from the Kwai bridge building camp undertake a harsh journey to Japan.

Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
Writers
Joan Blair, Clay Blair Jr., Sargon Tamimi
Stars
Timothy Bottoms, Nick Tate, George Takei
Release Date
April 14, 1989
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Timothy Bottoms
Timothy Bottoms
as Seaman Miller
Nick Tate
Nick Tate
as Lt. Commander Hunt
George Takei
George Takei
as Lieutenant Tanaka
Edward Fox
Edward Fox
as Major Benford
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Paul Holm
as Benford's Patient
Chris Penn
Chris Penn
as Lieutenant Crawford
Ronnie Lazaro
Ronnie Lazaro
as Boonrod
Richard Graham
Richard Graham
as Sergeant Perry
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Major Harada
Denholm Elliott
Denholm Elliott
as Colonel Grayson

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Dolby Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Malaysia
Production
Roadshow Productions, Screenlife Establishments

🏷️ Keywords

japanbritishtrainu boatworld war two

🎯 Categories

DramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Unrealistic Mediocrity
by claudio_carvalho2016-02-21
3/10

""Return from the River Kwai" is a war movie that abuses of bad clichés and is disrespectful with films such as "The Bridge on the River Kwai" or "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence". The unrealistic story shows, for example, an American pilot with problem on the shoulder that is capable to climb, flee from a prisoner of war camp using a rope made from clothes or roll over the wing of a Japanese airplane. Another example is the soldier that spits blood on the face of a cruel Japanese lieutenant and is surprised when he takes his saber to decapitate him, recalling "H..."

💡 Did You Know?

This film was not released in the USA in cinemas because of legal reasons.

📖 Synopsis

A group of war prisoners from the Kwai bridge building camp undertake a harsh journey to Japan.