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Bridge on the River Kwai [videorecording (DVD)] Columbia Pictures ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman.

Lean, David, 1908- (Added Author). Holden, William, 1918- (Added Author). Guinness, Alec, 1914- (Added Author). Hawkins, Jack, 1910- (Added Author). Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973 (Added Author). Boulle, Pierre, 1912- Pont de la rivière Kwaï. English (Added Author). William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald. (Cast).

Summary:

British soldiers are forced by the Japanese to build a strategic railroad bridge, while the British High Command has instructed a commando team to destroy it.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0767853547 (v.r.)
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 162 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Tristar Home Video, [2000], c1985.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Disc label title.
Digital video disc (DVD).
Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1957.
Special features include: Interactive and animated menus, scene seletions with motion; theatrical trailers; talent files. Scene selections and notes inserted in container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Jack Hildyard; editor, Peter Taylor; music, Malcolm Arnold.
Participant or Performer Note:
William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald.
Target Audience Note:
CHV rating: PG.
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, Dolby digital.
NTSC 1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Screenplay, Carl Foreman (credited as Michael Wilson); Best Director, David Lean; Best Cinematography, Jack Hildyard; Best Score, Malcolm Arnold; Best Actor, Alec Guinness. Academy Award nomination: Best Supporting Actor, Sessue Hayakawa.
Subject: Burma-Siam Railroad > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction
War films
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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