Bridge on the River Kwai [videorecording (DVD)] Columbia Pictures ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman.
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. |
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| 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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | DVD Bridg | 31681002385953 | DVD | Available | - |
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| 245 | 0 | 0. | ‡aBridge on the River Kwai ‡h[videorecording (DVD)] ‡cColumbia Pictures ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman. |
| 260 | . | ‡aCulver City, Calif. : ‡bColumbia Tristar Home Video, ‡c[2000], c1985. | |
| 300 | . | ‡a1 videodisc (ca. 162 min.) : ‡bsd., col. ; ‡c4 3/4 in. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aDisc label title. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aDigital video disc (DVD). | |
| 500 | . | ‡aBased on the novel by Pierre Boulle. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aOriginally released as a motion picture in 1957. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aSpecial features include: Interactive and animated menus, scene seletions with motion; theatrical trailers; talent files. Scene selections and notes inserted in container. | |
| 508 | . | ‡aDirector of photography, Jack Hildyard; editor, Peter Taylor; music, Malcolm Arnold. | |
| 511 | 1 | . | ‡aWilliam Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald. |
| 520 | 3 | . | ‡aBritish 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. |
| 521 | 8 | . | ‡aCHV rating: PG. |
| 521 | 8 | . | ‡aMPAA rating: PG. |
| 538 | . | ‡aDVD, Dolby digital. | |
| 538 | . | ‡aNTSC 1. | |
| 540 | . | ‡aFor private home use only. | |
| 586 | . | ‡aAcademy 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. | |
| 610 | 2 | 0. | ‡aBurma-Siam Railroad ‡xFiction. |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aWorld War, 1939-1945 ‡vFiction | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aWar films | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aFeature films | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aVideo recordings for the hearing impaired | |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aLean, David, ‡d1908 |
| 700 | . | ‡aHolden, William, ‡d1918-198 | |
| 700 | . | ‡aGuinness, Alec, ‡d1914 | |
| 700 | . | ‡aHawkins, Jack, ‡d1910-197 | |
| 700 | . | ‡aHayakawa, Sesshū, ‡d1889-1973 | |
| 700 | . | ‡aBoulle, Pierre, ‡d1912- ‡tPont de la rivière Kwaï. ‡lEnglish | |
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