Commander Shears
The Bridge on the River Kwai | Character
Commander Shears (played by William Holden) is a prisoner of war. A sailor in the U.S. Navy, Shears was captured by the Japanese and detained in Camp 16, in Burma. Most of his fellow prisoners have long since died from disease, exhaustion, or despair, but Shears has endured and survived the hardships. One of the longest-tenured prisoners at the camp, he plots his escape; soon the time will be right.
Subject ID: 85576
MoreCommander Shears (played by William Holden) is a prisoner of war. A sailor in the U.S. Navy, Shears was captured by the Japanese and detained in Camp 16, in Burma. Most of his fellow prisoners have long since died from disease, exhaustion, or despair, but Shears has endured and survived the hardships. One of the longest-tenured prisoners at the camp, he plots his escape; soon the time will be right.
Subject ID: 85576
Subject ID: 85576
