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The bridge on the River Kwai Cover Image DVD DVD

The bridge on the River Kwai

Lean, David, 1908-1991 (Added Author). Spiegel, Sam (Added Author). Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978 (Added Author). Foreman, Carl (Added Author). Holden, William, 1918-1981 (Added Author). Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000 (Added Author). Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973 (Added Author). Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973 (Added Author). Donald, James, 1917-1993 (Added Author). Sears, Ann. (Added Author). Horne, Geoffrey (Added Author). Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994 Pont de la rivière Kwaï. (Added Author). Columbia Pictures Corporation (Added Author). Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: British soldiers captured by the Japanese during World War II are forced to construct a strategic railroad bridge which a commando team is instructed by the British High Command to destroy.

Item details

  • ISBN: 0767858735
  • ISBN: 9780767858731
  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    2 videodiscs (162 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Anamorphic widescreen version.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Special features (Disc 2): Exclusive documentary: Adaptation of Boulle's novel, casting, history of production, score, release, restoration and more; original featurette: Rise and fall of a jungle giant; USC short film introduced by William Holden; an appreciation by filmmaker John Milius; photo gallery; interactive and animated menus; scene selections with motion; theatrical trailer; talent files.
Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï / Pierre Boulle.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
Formatted Contents Note: Disc 1: Feature film (162 min.) -- Disc. 2: Special features.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Music, Malcolm Arnold ; cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; editing, Peter Taylor.
Participant or Performer Note: Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
English, French, Spanish and Portuguese soundtracks with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai.

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Genre: Feature films.
War films.

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