| Edition |
Anamorphic widescreen version. |
| Description |
2 DVD (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Performer |
Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne. |
| Credits |
Music, Malcolm Arnold ; cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; editing, Peter Taylor. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Feature film (162 min.) -- Disc. 2: Special features. |
| 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. |
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Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï / Pierre Boulle. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. |
| 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. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
English, French, Spanish and Portuguese soundtracks with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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War films.
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War films.
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| Subject |
Bridge on the River Kwai (Motion picture)
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Bridge on the River Kwai (Motion picture) |
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Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama.
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Burma-Siam Railroad. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
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World War (1939-1945) |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war.
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War and motion pictures. |
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Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Lean, David, 1908-1991.
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Spiegel, Sam.
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Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978.
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Foreman, Carl.
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Holden, William, 1918-1981.
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Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.
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Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973.
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Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973.
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Donald, James, 1917-1993.
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Sears, Ann, 1933-1992.
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Horne, Geoffrey.
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Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994.
Pont de la rivière Kwaï.
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Columbia Pictures Corporation.
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Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Bridge on the River Kwai (Motion picture) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003007886
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| ISBN |
0767858735 |
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