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The bridge on the River Kwai
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The work The bridge on the River Kwai represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Jacksonville Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

The Resource The bridge on the River Kwai
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The bridge on the River Kwai
Statement of responsibility
Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean
Contributor
  • Columbia Pictures Corporation
  • Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
  • Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994
  • Donald, James, 1917-1993
  • Foreman, Carl
  • Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000
  • Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973
  • Hayakawa, SesshÅ«, 1889-1973
  • Holden, William, 1918-1981
  • Horne, Geoffrey
  • Lean, David, 1908-1991
  • Sears, Ann
  • Spiegel, Sam
  • Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978
Subject
  • Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994 -- Film adaptations
  • Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994 -- Television adaptations
  • Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama
  • DVDs
  • Feature films
  • Films for the hearing impaired
  • War films
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama
Genre
  • Drama
  • Film adaptations
  • Television adaptations
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • por
  • mul
  • eng
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
Cataloging source
SMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Music, Malcolm Arnold ; cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; editing, Peter Taylor
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG
Language note
  • English language ; Includes French, Spanish and Portuguese dubbed versions and subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai
  • Closed capioned for the hearing impaired
PerformerNote
William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne
Runtime
162
Target audience
general
Technique
live action

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  • 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, (videorecording)

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