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The Bridge On The River Kwai

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.

Corporate Author: Columbia Pictures Corporation., Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Lean, David, 1908-1991., Spiegel, Sam., Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978., Foreman, Carl., Holden, William, 1918-1981-, Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000., Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973., Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973., Donald, James, 1917-, Sears, Ann., Horne, Geoffrey., Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.
Subjects:
Boulle, Pierre, > 1912- > Film and video adaptations.
Burma-Siam Railroad > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Burma > Drama.
War films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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.
Item Description: Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï / Pierre Boulle.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.55:1).
"Columbia TriStar DVD."
Includes interactive and animated menus, scene seletions with motion, theatrical trailer, talent files.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (162 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD.
Audience: MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits: Music, Malcolm Arnold ; cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; editing, Peter Taylor.
ISBN: 0767853547

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