The Bridge on the River Kwai
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CountryDate
UK 2 October 1957
France 18 December 1957
USA 18 December 1957 (New York City, New York) (premiere)
USA 19 December 1957 (Los Angeles, California) (premiere)
Belgium 20 December 1957
Japan 22 December 1957
Brazil 23 December 1957
Hong Kong 9 January 1958
Italy 30 January 1958
Greece 7 March 1958
West Germany 7 March 1958
Netherlands 21 March 1958
Sweden 21 July 1958
Denmark 18 August 1958
Finland 29 August 1958
Austria 5 September 1958
Spain 13 October 1958 (Madrid)
Denmark 29 June 1960 (re-release)
Denmark 23 April 1964 (re-release)
Denmark 21 November 1966 (re-release)
Denmark 29 March 1968 (re-release)
Finland 22 December 1972 (re-release)
Japan 28 April 1973 (re-release)
UK 15 May 1973 (re-release) (first 70mm release)
Czech Republic 22 January 1998
Argentina 4 May 1999 (edited version)

Also Known As (AKA)
A Ponte do Rio Kwai Brazil / Portugal
Bron över floden Kwai Finland (Swedish title) / Sweden
Die Brücke am Kwai Austria / West Germany
El puente sobre el río Kwai Argentina / Spain
Le pont de la rivière Kwai Belgium (French title) / France
Broen over floden Kwai Denmark
De brug over de rivier Kwai Belgium (Flemish title)
El pont sobre el riu Kwai Spain (Catalan title)
Híd a Kwai folyón Hungary
Ha-Gesher Al Nahar Kwai Israel (Hebrew title)
I gefyra tou potamou Kwai Greece
Il ponte sul fiume Kwai Italy
Kwai köprüsü Turkey (Turkish title)
Kwai-joen silta Finland
Most na reci Kvai Serbia
Most na rzece Kwai Poland
Most pres reku Kwai Czech Republic
The Bridge on the River Kwai Hungary

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