| Description |
1 videodisc (162 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. |
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Based on Pont de la riviere Kwai / Pierre Boulle. |
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"Columbia TriStar DVD." |
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Includes interactive and animated menus, scene selections with motion, theatrical trailer, talent files. |
| Credits |
Music, Malcolm Arnold ; cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; editing, Peter Taylor. |
| Cast |
William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne. |
| Summary |
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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama.
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Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Genre/Form |
War films.
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War films.
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| Added Author |
Spiegel, Sam, 1901-1985.
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Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978
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Foreman, Carl, 1914-1984.
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Lean, David, 1908-1991.
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Holden, William, 1918-1981.
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Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.
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Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973.
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Hayakawa, Sesshu, 1889-1973.
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Donald, James, 1917-1993.
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Sears, Ann, 1933-1992.
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Horne, Geoffrey.
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Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994.
Pont de la riviere Kwai.
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Columbia Pictures Corporation.
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Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0767853547 |
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9780767853545 |
| Standard No. |
043396052789 |
| Music No. |
05278 Columbia TriStar Home Video |
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