Other author/creator | Lean, David, 1908-1991. |
Other author/creator | Spiegel, Sam. |
Other author/creator | Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978. |
Other author/creator | Foreman, Carl. |
Other author/creator | Holden, William, 1918-1981. |
Other author/creator | Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000. |
Other author/creator | Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973. |
Other author/creator | Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973. |
Other author/creator | Donald, James, 1917-1993. |
Other author/creator | Morell, André, 1909-1978. |
Other author/creator | Williams, Peter, 1915-2003 |
Other author/creator | Boxer, John, 1909-1982. |
Other author/creator | Herbert, Percy, 1920-1992 |
Other author/creator | Goodwin, Harold, 1917-2004. |
Other author/creator | Sears, Ann, 1933-1992. |
Other author/creator | Horne, Geoffrey. |
Other author/creator | Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994 Pont de la rivière Kwaï. |
Other author/creator | Columbia Pictures Corporation. |
Other author/creator | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) |
Series |
Columbia classics Columbia classics (DVD videodiscs) ^A1120351
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Contents |
Disc 1: Feature ; Disc 2: Special features: Making of the Bridge on the River Kwai (ca. 53 min.) -- featurette: The rise and fall of a jungle giant (ca. 6 min.) -- On seeing film (USC short film introduced by William Holden ; ca. 16 min.) -- An appreciation by filmmaker John Milius (ca. 8 min.) -- photo and trailer galleries -- Talent files [text feature]. |
Abstract |
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. |
General note | Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï by Pierre Boulle. |
General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. |
Credits | Cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; editing, Peter Taylor ; music, Malcolm Arnold. |
Cast |
William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Andre Morell, Peter Williams, John Boxer, Percy Herbert, Harold Goodwin, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne. |
Technical details | DVD. |
Language | In English (Dolby digital 5.1 or original mono.) with optional French (Dolby digital 5.1) soundrack; optional English and French subtitles. |
Language | Closed captioned. |
Awards note | Named to the National Film Registry in 1997 by the Library of Congress ; Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Alec Guinness), Best Cinematography (Jack Hildyard), Best Director (David Lean), Best Film Editing (Peter Taylor), Best Music, Scoring (Malcolm Arnold), Best Picture (Sam Spiegel), Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson) -- Nominee, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sessue Hayakawa), 1958 Academy Awards (U.S.A.). |
Genre/form | War films. |
Genre/form | Feature films. |
Genre/form | Fiction films. |
Genre/form | Film adaptations. |
Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
ISBN | 1435912330 |
ISBN | 9781435912335 |
UPC |
043396256217 |
Publisher number | 25621 Columbia Pictures |