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The bridge on the River Kwai

DVD

2000

Title:	The bridge on the River Kwai / Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production.
Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Edition:	Widescreen version.
Publisher, Date:	Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2000] ©2000.
Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:	When British P.O.W.s build a vital railway bridge in enemy-occupied Burma, Allied commandos are assigned to destroy it.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG.
Subjects:	Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama. World War, 1939-1945 -- Burma -- Drama. Prisoners of war -- Drama. World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama. Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama.
Genre:	War films. Prison films. Feature films. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Author:	Lean, David, 1908-1991, director. Foreman, Carl, author. Holden, William, 1918-1981, actor. Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000, actor. Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973, actor. Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973. Arnold, Malcolm, musical director. Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994, author. Spiegel, Sam. Lean, David, 1908-1991. Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978. Hildyard, Jack. Taylor, Peter, 1922-1997. Donald, James, 1917-1993. Sears, Ann, 1949- Horne, Geoffrey. Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994. Pont de la rivière Kwaï. Columbia Pictures.
Notes:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. Based on the novel: Pont de la rivière Kwaï / Pierre Boulle. Special features: theatrical trailers; talent files. Winner of 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture of 1957. Produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; music by Malcolm Arnold ; cinematography by Jack Hildyard ; edited by Peter Taylor. William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne. DVD; widescreen (2.55:1); Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby surround; digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video. English, French, Spanish or Portuguese audio; English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai subtitles. Closed-captioned. Academy Award for Best Picture, 1957. Academy Award for Best Actor, 1957, Alec Guinness. Academy Award for Best Director, 1957, David Lean. Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, 1957, Pierre Boulle. Academy Award for Best Cinematography, 1957, Jack Hildyard. Academy Award for Best Score, 1957, Malcolm Arnold. Academy Award for Best Film Editing, 1957, Peter Taylor.
ISBN:	0767853547
Publisher or Distributor Number:	05278
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