The bridge on the River Kwai
(DVD)
Contributors:
Published:
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.
Format:
DVD
Edition:
Anamorphic widescreen version
Physical Desc:
2 videodiscs (162 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Status:
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
Copies
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Status
East Haddam/Moodus DVD
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Haddam/Brainerd Adult Digital Video Discs
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Storage
New London Adult DVDs
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Bridge on the River Kwai (Motion picture)
Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama.
Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama.
Feature films.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama.
Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama.
Feature films.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0767858735
UPC:
043396057470
Notes
General 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
General Note
Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï / Pierre Boullele
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Malcolm Arnold ; cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; editing, Peter Taylor
Participants/Performers
Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, 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
System Details
DVD
Language
English, French, Spanish and Portuguese soundtracks with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Lean, D., Spiegel, S., Wilson, M., Foreman, C., Holden, W., Guinness, A., Hawkins, J., Hayakawa, S., Donald, J., Sears, A., Horne, G., & Boulle, P. (2000). The bridge on the River Kwai. Anamorphic widescreen version Culver City, Calif., Columbia TriStar Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)David Lean et al.. 2000. The Bridge On the River Kwai. Culver City, Calif., Columbia TriStar Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)David Lean et al., The Bridge On the River Kwai. Culver City, Calif., Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.
MLA Citation (style guide)Lean, David, et al. The Bridge On the River Kwai. Anamorphic widescreen version Culver City, Calif., Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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