The bridge on the River Kwai
(DVD)
Contributors
Lean, David, 1908-1991, film director.
Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978, screenwriter.
Foreman, Carl, screenwriter.
Spiegel, Sam, film producer.
Holden, William, 1918-1981, actor.
Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978, screenwriter.
Foreman, Carl, screenwriter.
Spiegel, Sam, film producer.
Holden, William, 1918-1981, actor.
Published
Culver City, California : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2000].
Format
DVD
ISBN
9780767853545, 0767853547
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Overflow; ask at Sights & Sounds desk
DVD FEATURE BRID
1 available
DVD FEATURE BRID
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Overflow; ask at Sights & Sounds desk | DVD FEATURE BRID | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama.
Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Thailand -- History -- 1782-1945 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama.
Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Thailand -- History -- 1782-1945 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
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Published
Culver City, California : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2000].
Language
English
ISBN
9780767853545, 0767853547
UPC
043396052789
Notes
General Note
Based on Le pont de la rivière Kwaï by Pierre Boulle.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1957.
General Note
Wide screen (2.55:1)
General Note
Special features; interactive and animated menus, scene selections with motion, theatrical trailer, talent files.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jack Hildyard ; editor, Peter Taylor ; music, Malcolm Arnold ; costume designer, John Apperson ; art director, Donald M. Ashton.
Participants/Performers
William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Andre Morell, Peter Williams, John Boxer, Percy Herbert, Harold Goodwin, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital stereo (English, Spanish, Portuguese), Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French)
Language
In English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese with optional English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Awards, 1958: Best Picture ; 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).
Awards
BAFTA Film Awards, 1958: Best Film from any Source ; Best British Film ; Best British Screenplay (Pierre Boulle) ; Best British Actor (Alec Guinness).
Awards
Golden Globes, 1958: Best Motion Picture - Drama ; Best Director (David Lean) ; Best Actor - Drama (Alec Guinness).
Awards
National Film Registry, 1997.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lean, D., Wilson, M., Foreman, C., Spiegel, S., Holden, W., Hawkins, J., Guinness, A., Hayakawa, S., Donald, J., Morell, A., Williams, P., Boxer, J., Herbert, P., Goodwin, H., Sears, A., Horne, G., Hildyard, J., Taylor, P., Arnold, M., Wilson-Apperson, J., Ashton, D. M., & Boulle, P. (2000). The bridge on the River Kwai . Columbia TriStar Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Lean et al.. 2000. The Bridge On the River Kwai. Columbia TriStar Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Lean et al.. The Bridge On the River Kwai Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lean, David, et al. The Bridge On the River Kwai Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.
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