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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.

Contributors:

Lean, David, 1908-1991

Spiegel, Sam

Arnold, Malcolm

Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978

Foreman, Carl

Holden, William, 1918-1981

Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000

Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973

Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973

Donald, James, 1917-1993

Sears, Ann

Horne, Geoffrey

Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)

National Film Board Collection (Library of Congress)

Languages:

English
French
Spanish
Portuguese

Language Notes:

English language ; Includes French, Spanish and Portuguese dubbed versions and subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai.

Main Work:

Bridge on the River Kwai (Motion picture)

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Pont de la rivière Kwaï [by Boulle, P.]

Related Series:

David Lean collection

Subjects:

Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994 — Television adaptations

Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994 — Film adaptations

World War, 1939-1945 — Drama

World War, 1939-1945 — Prisoners and prisons, Japanese — Drama

World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns — Burma — Drama

Prisoners of war — Burma — Drama

Burma-Siam Railroad — Drama

Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994

Burma-Siam Railroad

World War (1939-1945)

1939-1945

Military campaigns

Prisoners of war

Burma

Genres:

Motion pictures

Prison films

Feature films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Film adaptations

War films

Epic films

Drama

Television adaptations

System Details:

DVD.

Performers:

Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne.

Production Credits:

Music, Malcolm Arnold ; cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; editing, Peter Taylor.

General Notes:

Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï / Pierre Boulle.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.55:1).
"Columbia TriStar DVD."
Includes interactive and animated menus, scene seletions with motion, theatrical trailer, talent files.
Golden Globes, 1958: Best Motion Picture - Drama; Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama (Alec Guinness); Best Motion Picture Director (David Lean).
Academy Awards, 1958: Best Picture (Sam Spiegel); Best Actor in a Leading Role (Alec Guinness); Best Director (David Lean); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson); Best Cinematography (Jack Hildyard); Best Film Editing (Peter Taylor); Best Music, Scoring (Malcolm Arnold).

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

BRI 1957 DVD

ISBNs:

0767853547

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Columbia TriStar Home Video: 05278

OCLC Numbers:

45486804