The bridge on the River Kwai

Author

David Lean

Call Number

• DVD ACTION (CEN)

Edition

Collector's ed. ; Widescreen version.

Languages

In English or dubbed French; optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.

Performers

William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne.

Publication Information

Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008].

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (ca. 167 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG; for mild war violence.

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.

Notes

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.

Based on the novel Pont de la rivière Kwaï by Pierre Boulle.

Special features: exclusive documentary--adaptation of Boulle's novel, casting, history of production, score, release, restoration, and more; original featurette: The rise and fall of a jungle giant ; USC short film introduced by William Holden; an appreciation by filmmaker John Milius; photo gallery.