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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.
Last on
Mon 4 Sep 2017
00:50
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Major Benford | Edward Fox |
| Colonel Grayson | Denholm Elliott |
| Lt Crawford | Christopher Penn |
| Major Harada | Tatsuya Nakadai |
| Lt Tanaka | George Takei |
| Cmdr Hunt | Nick Tate |
| Seaman Miller | Timothy Bottoms |
| Sergeant Perry | Richard Graham |
| Cmdr Davidson | Michael Dante |
| Director | Andrew V McLaglen |
| Writer | Paul Mayersberg |
| Writer | Sargon Tamimi |
| Producer | Kurt Unger |
| Capt Ozawa | Etsushi Takahashi |
| Exec Officer Clancy | Blaise Alexandre |
| Lt Yamashita | Masato Nagamori |
| Writer | Sargon Tammi |
Broadcasts
Sat 3 Mar 2007 23:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales- Sat 4 Oct 2008 18:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East & Yorkshire
- Sat 4 Oct 2008 20:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Sun 9 May 2010 00:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Thu 29 Jan 2015 15:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Mon 9 Nov 2015 00:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland, England, Northern Ireland & HD only
- Sun 26 Feb 2017 00:10
- Mon 4 Sep 2017 00:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire