The bridge on the River Kwai.
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
No public performance rights.
General Note
Closed captioned.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
General Note
Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï by Pierre Boulle.
General Note
Includes interactive and animated menus, scene seletions with motion, theatrical trailer, talent files.
General Note
Academy Awards, 1957 : Best picture, Best actor, Best Director and four other Oscars.
Creation/Production Credits
Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean. Music, Malcolm Arnold ; cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; editing, Peter Taylor.
Participants/Performers
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating : PG.
System Details
DVD, widescreen (2.55:1) presentation.
Language
English language ; Includes French, Spanish and Portuguese dubbed versions and subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Spiegel, S., Lean, D., Holden, W., Guinness, A., Hawkins, J., Hayakawa, S., & Boulle, P. (2000). The bridge on the River Kwai . Columbia TriStar Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sam Spiegel et al.. 2000. The Bridge On the River Kwai. Columbia TriStar Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sam Spiegel et al.. The Bridge On the River Kwai Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Spiegel, Sam, et al. The Bridge On the River Kwai Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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