The bridge on the River Kwai / Columbia Pictures ; screenplay by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean.

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British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge for their WWII Japanese captors, unaware of an Allied mission to blow it up.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Bridge on the River Kwai (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000 (Actor)
Holden, William, 1918-1981 (Actor)
Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973 (Actor)
Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973 (Actor)
Foreman, Carl (Screenwriter)
Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978 (Screenwriter)
Spiegel, Sam (Producer)
Lean, David, 1908-1991 (Director)
Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994
Language:English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
Chinese
Korean
Thai
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English, French, Portuguese or Spanish dialogue; French, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Korean or Thai subtitles. Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2011]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Conscript labor > Drama.
Prisoners of war > Abuse of > Drama.
Prisoners of war > Great Britain > Drama.
Prisoneros de guerra > Teatro.
Guerra Mundial 11, 1939-1945 > Teatro.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
War films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Teatro.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
War films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Description
Summary:
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge for their WWII Japanese captors, unaware of an Allied mission to blow it up.
Note:Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
Bonus features: William Holden and Alec Guinness on "The Steve Allen Show"; archival audio of William Holden narrating the premiere; "Crossing the bridge" picture-in-graphs track and more.
Call Number:CW4 D0131604 Blu-ray Video
Audience:
MPAA Rating: PG. CHV rating: PG.
System Details:Blu-ray; all regions; DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1; 1080p high definition, widescreen.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa.