The Bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; a Horizon Picture ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean
Type
Label
The Bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; a Horizon Picture ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG
Main title
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Oclc number
45486804
Responsibility statement
Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; a Horizon Picture ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean
Runtime
162
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
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978
- Horizon Pictures (G.B.)
- Holden, William, 1918-1981
- Horne, Geoffrey
- Lean, David, 1908-1991
- Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Hildyard, Jack
- Spiegel, Sam
- Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000
- Arnold, Malcolm
- Taylor, Peter, 1922-1997
- Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973
- Sears, Ann, 1933-1992
- Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994
- Foreman, Carl
- Donald, James, 1917-1993
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Genre
Subject
- Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- DVD-Video discs
- Chinese language materials -- Bilingual
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama
- Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 + Prisioneros y prisiones Japonés -- Teatro
- World War, 1939-1945 + Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Fiction
- Thai language materials -- Bilingual
- Materiales en español -- Bilingüe
- Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama
- War films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Portuguese language materials -- Bilingual
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Golden Globe winner
- Feature films -- Great Britain
- Feature films
- Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama
- French language materials -- Bilingual
- Korean language materials -- Bilingual
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 + Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama
- Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 + Campañas -- Burma -- Teatro
- Thailand -- History -- 1782-1945 -- Drama
- Burma-Siam Railroad -- Fiction
- Prisoners of war -- Fiction
- Spanish language materials -- Bilingual
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Outgoing Resources
- Contributor18
- Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978
- Horizon Pictures (G.B.)
- Holden, William, 1918-1981
- Horne, Geoffrey
- Lean, David, 1908-1991
- Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Hildyard, Jack
- Spiegel, Sam
- Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000
- Arnold, Malcolm
- Taylor, Peter, 1922-1997
- Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973
- Sears, Ann, 1933-1992
- Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994
- Foreman, Carl
- Donald, James, 1917-1993
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
- Genre12
- Subject26
- Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Fiction
- DVD-Video discs
- Chinese language materials -- Bilingual
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama
- Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 + Prisioneros y prisiones Japonés -- Teatro
- World War, 1939-1945 + Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Fiction
- Thai language materials -- Bilingual
- Materiales en español -- Bilingüe
- Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama
- War films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Portuguese language materials -- Bilingual
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Golden Globe winner
- Feature films -- Great Britain
- Feature films
- Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama
- French language materials -- Bilingual
- Korean language materials -- Bilingual
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 + Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama
- Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 + Campañas -- Burma -- Teatro
- Thailand -- History -- 1782-1945 -- Drama
- Burma-Siam Railroad -- Fiction
- Prisoners of war -- Fiction
- Spanish language materials -- Bilingual
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- Actor7
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