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The Bridge on the River Kwai
(DVD)
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (162 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
UPC
043396052789
Notes
General Note
DVD.
General Note
Videodisc release of the 1957 motion picture.
General Note
Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.
General Note
American Film Institute 100 Greatest American Movies.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jack Hildyard ; film editor, Peter Taylor ; music by Malcolm Arnold.
Participants/Performers
William Holden (Shears), Alec Guinness (Colonel Nicholson), Jack Hawkins (Major Warden), Sessue Hayakawa (Colonel Saito), James Donald (Major Clipton), Geoffrey Horne (Lieutenant Joyce).
Description
Captured by the Japanese, British soldiers and their ranking officer, Colonel Nicholson are forced to construct a strategic railroad bridge. Despite cruel treatment by the brutal Colonel Saito, Nicholson displays unyielding courage and the bridge becomes a matter of obsessive British pride to him. Meanwhile, the British High Command has instructed a commando team to destroy the vital span.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lean, D., Boulle, P., Spiegel, S., Holden, W., Guinness, A., Hawkins, J., Hayakawa, S., Donald, J., & Horne, G. (1987). The Bridge on the River Kwai . RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Lean et al.. 1987. The Bridge On the River Kwai. RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Lean et al.. The Bridge On the River Kwai RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1987.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lean, David, et al. The Bridge On the River Kwai RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1987.
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