The bridge on the River Kwai
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008].
ISBN
1435912330, 9781435912335
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bensenville Community Public Library District - Adult DVD Feature Film | BRIDGE (DVD)(CLASSIC) | On Shelf |
Kaneville Public Library District - DVD | DVD BRIDGE-R | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Boulle, Pierre, -- 1912-1994. -- Pont de la rivière Kwaï -- Film adaptations.
Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama.
Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
National Film Registry.
Video recordings.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama.
Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
National Film Registry.
Video recordings.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 167 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1435912330, 9781435912335
UPC
043396256217
Notes
General Note
Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï by Pierre Boulle.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; editing, Peter Taylor ; music, Malcolm Arnold.
Participants/Performers
William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Andre Morell, Peter Williams, John Boxer, Percy Herbert, Harold Goodwin, 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, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1, mono.; 2.55:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation; remastered in high definition.
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
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.).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lean, D., Spiegel, S., Wilson, M., Foreman, C., Holden, W., Guinness, A., Hawkins, J., Hayakawa, S., Donald, J., Morell, A., Williams, P., Boxer, J., Herbert, P., Goodwin, H., Sears, A., Horne, G., & Boulle, P. (2008). The bridge on the River Kwai (Collector's edition.). Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Lean et al.. 2008. The Bridge On the River Kwai. Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Lean et al.. The Bridge On the River Kwai Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lean, David, et al. The Bridge On the River Kwai Collector's edition., Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2008.
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