The bridge on the River Kwai [videorecording]
2000
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Classic British war film based on the novel by Pierre Boulle in which a group of prisoners of war are forced to build a bridge in Burma for the Japanese. Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness) is the appointed leader of the men interned in the camp and when the Japanese commander, Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa), orders his captives to build a bridge across the River Kwai, Nicholson agrees on the basis that the project will keep his men occupied and give them an opportunity to prove, through the quality of their work, the superiority of British engineering. However, as the bridge progresses and the prisoners strive to show their craftsmanship, Nicholson appears to lose sight of the fact that the ultimate object of the bridge is to help the Japanese win the war. The impending arrival of a British commando team, sent to destroy the bridge, looks set to provide a stern test of where the true loyalties of the increasingly obsessive Nicholson lie.
Main title:
The bridge on the River Kwai [videorecording] / producer, Sam Spiegel.
Author:
Lean, David, 1908-1991, directorArnold, Malcolm, musicGuinness, Alec, 1914-2000, actorHawkins, Jack, 1910-1973, actorHayakawa, Sessue, actorBoulle, Pierre, book author
Imprint:
Sony Pictures Home Ent., 2000.
Collation:
2 videodiscs (161 min.) : sd, col.
Notes:
The first of David Lean's epics, set in Burma in the Second World War, when British P.O.W.s are forced to construct a railway bridge.Special 2 disc edition.Film released in 1957.Region 2, 2 disc(s), Interactive menus, Animated menus, Scene access, Ratio (Other widescreen), Enhanced for WideScreen TV, Languages (English, French, German), Sound (Dolby Digital 5.1), Other languages French, German, Other Language Sound Dolby Mono, Subtitles (English, French, German, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Hindi, Turkish, Danish, Arabic, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Dutch, Norwegian, Greek, Hebrew, Bulgarian), Bonus footage, Trailers, Filmographies, 'Making of' documentary, Other documentaries ('An Appreciation' by John Milius, 'Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant', USC short introduced by William Holden.), DVD ROM features, Isolated score, Image gallery, Trivia/Factoids, Quiz, Trivia sabotage: 'Building the Bridge'. Maps and military strategy. Screensavers.Made in 1957.Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.Credits: music, Malcolm Arnold; cinematographer, Jack Hildyard.DVDW.Dolby Digital.Credits: director, David Lean; writer, Carl Foreman; writer, Michael Wilson; music, Malcolm Arnold; cinematographer, Jack Hildyard.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, William Holden, James Donald, Geoffrey Horne, Ann Sears, André Morell, Percy Herbert, John Boxer.
Audience:
BBFC code: PG.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Local class:
FEATURE
Language:
EnglishMultiple languages
BRN:
445387
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