The bridge on the River Kwai
(DVD)
Contributors:
Published:
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment :, [1957].
Format:
DVD
Edition:
Widescreen.
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (162 min.) : sound, color ; 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.
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Location
Call Number
Status
East Lyme Public Adult DVD
DVD OSCAR Bridge on River
On Shelf
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Other Subjects
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Language:
English
ISBN:
1404987436, 9781404987432
Notes
General Note
Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï by Pierre Boulle.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
General Note
Issued as part of the WWII, 60th anniversary collection box set.
General Note
Special features: Talent files (David Lean, William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa); Theatrical trailers.
General Note
GMD: videorecording.
Creation/Production Credits
Art director, Donald M. Ashton ; wardrobe, John Apperson ; chief editor, Peter Taylor ; music by Malcolm Arnold ; played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Participants/Performers
William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Andre Morell, Peter Williams, John Boxer, Percy Herbert, Harold Goodwin, Ann Sears, Henry Okawa, Keiichiro Katsumoto, M.R.B. Chakrabandhu, Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung, Ngamta Suphaphongs, Javanart Punynchoti, Kannikar Dowklee, and introducting 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; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.55:1) presentation; Dolby digital.
Language
In English, dubbed French, dubbed Spanish or dubbed Portuguese with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai ; Closed-captioned.
Awards
Winner of 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture for 1957.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Spiegel, S., Wilson, M., Foreman, C., Hildyard, J., Lean, D., Holden, W., Hawkins, J., Guinness, A., Hayakawa, S., Donald, J., Morell, A., Williams, P., Boxer, J., Herbert, P., Goodwin, H., Sears, A., Horne, G., & Boulle, P. (1957). The bridge on the River Kwai. Widescreen. Culver City, CA, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Sam. Spiegel et al.. 1957. The Bridge On the River Kwai. Culver City, CA, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Sam. Spiegel et al., The Bridge On the River Kwai. Culver City, CA, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 1957.
MLA Citation (style guide)Spiegel, Sam., et al. The Bridge On the River Kwai. Widescreen. Culver City, CA, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 1957.
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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