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The bridge on the River Kwai [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean.

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). Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973 (Added Author). Sears, Ann, 1933-1992 (Added Author). Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994 Pont de la riviere Kwai. (Added Author). William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0767858735
  • ISBN: 9780767858731
  • ISBN: 0767853547
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 162 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (illustrations ; 17 cm.).
  • Edition: Widescreen
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï / Pierre Boulle.
Includes interactive and animated menus, scene selections with motion, theatrical trailer, talent files.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Malcolm Arnold ; cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; editing, Peter Taylor.
Participant or Performer Note:
William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:
English language (5.1 surround and 2.0 surround); includes French, Spanish and Portuguese dubbed versions and subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai.

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Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994 > Television adaptations.
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Burma-Siam Railroad > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Burma > Drama.
Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 > Prisioneros y prisiones Japonés > Teatro.
Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 > Campañas > Burma > Teatro.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
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Feature films.
War films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 27 of 28 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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