Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Bridge on the River Kwai The bridge on the River Kwai Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean. - Anamorphic widescreen version. , Great Britain United States - Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000. - 2 videodiscs (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - - plastic 4 3/4 in. - Academy Award winners .

Special features (Disc 2): Exclusive documentary: Adaptation of Boulle's novel, casting, history of production, score, release, restoration and more; original featurette: Rise and fall of a jungle giant; USC short film introduced by William Holden; an appreciation by filmmaker John Milius; photo gallery; interactive and animated menus; scene selections with motion; theatrical trailer; talent files. Based on Pont de la riviere Kwai / Pierre Boulle. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.

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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.




English, French, Spanish and Portuguese soundtracks with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai.
Closed-captioned.



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Burma-Siam Railroad--Drama.


1939-1945


World War, 1939-1945--Drama.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese--Drama.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma--Drama.
Military campaigns.


Burma--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945--Drama.



PN1997 / .B7427 2000 PN1997 / .B724 2000

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