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Return from the River Kwai

WWII drama. A downed American pilot joins British guerrillas to rescue POWs from a Japanese ship before they can be shipped back to Japan. Starring Timothy Bottoms and Edward Fox.

WWII drama. An American pilot joins British guerrillas to rescue POWs from a Japanese camp. Shot down near the River Kwai bridge in Thailand, the fighter pilot is discovered by tribesmen working with a British commando who has uncovered news of a Japanese plan to ship POWs back to Japan. With time running out, the men band together to scupper the transport ship and free the captured soldiers.

1 hour, 38 minutes

Last on

Mon 4 Sep 201700:50
BBC Two

Credits

Major BenfordEdward Fox
Colonel GraysonDenholm Elliott
Lt CrawfordChristopher Penn
Major HaradaTatsuya Nakadai
Lt TanakaGeorge Takei
Cmdr HuntNick Tate
Seaman MillerTimothy Bottoms
Sergeant PerryRichard Graham
Cmdr DavidsonMichael Dante
DirectorAndrew V McLaglen
WriterPaul Mayersberg
WriterSargon Tamimi
ProducerKurt Unger
Capt OzawaEtsushi Takahashi
Exec Officer ClancyBlaise Alexandre
Lt YamashitaMasato Nagamori
WriterSargon Tammi

Broadcasts

  • Sat 3 Mar 200723:45
    BBC One Wales
  • Sat 4 Oct 200818:35
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 4 Oct 200820:05
    BBC Two Wales
  • Sun 9 May 201000:15
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Thu 29 Jan 201515:40
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 9 Nov 201500:00
    BBC Two Scotland, England, Northern Ireland & HD only
  • Sun 26 Feb 201700:10
    BBC One
  • Mon 4 Sep 201700:50
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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