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| Title Statement | Bridge on the River Kwai [DVD] / Columbia Pictures ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman. |
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| Additional Contributors | Lean, David,1908-1991 |
| Holden, William,1918-1981 | |
| Guinness, Alec,1914-2000 | |
| Hawkins, Jack,1910-1973 | |
| Hayakawa, Sesshu,1889-1973 | |
| Boulle, Pierre,1912- | |
| Publication | Culver City, Calif.: Columbia Tristar Home Video, [2000], c1985. |
| Edition | Widescreen version. |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (ca. 162 min.) |
| ISBN | 0767853547 (v.r.) 9780767853545 (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 043396052789 |
| Other Number | 1115315 |
| General Notes | 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. |
| Production Credits | Director of photography, Jack Hildyard; editor, Peter Taylor; music, Malcolm Arnold. |
| Performance Credits | William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: PG. MPAA rating: PG. |
| Languages | English, French, Spanish and Portuguese language tracks with subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| System Details | DVD, Dolby digital. NTSC 1. |
| Terms of Use | For private home use only. |
| Awards | 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. |
| Summary | 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. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | World War, 1939-1945--Fiction |
| War films | |
| Feature films | |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired | |
| By Name | Burma-Siam Railroad--Fiction |
