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TITLE |
The bridge on the River Kwai [videorecording] = ®Ûªe¾ô / directed by David Lean. |
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IMPRINT |
Culver City, CA Columbia Pictures, 2000. |
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DESCRIPTION |
1 videodisc (162 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
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NOTE |
Based on the novel "Pont de la riviere Kwai" by Pierre Boulle. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. |
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PERFORMER |
Cast William Holden (Cmdr. Shears), Alec Guinness (Colonel Nicholson), Jack Hawkins (Major Warden). |
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SUMMARY |
"After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it."--IMDb. |
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FORMAT |
DVD; widescreen; Dolby digital. |
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LANGUAGE |
In English originally ; with subtitles in English, Chinese and others. |
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AWARD |
Academy Award, 1958: Best Picture, Best Director (David Lean), Best Actor (Alec Guinness), Best Screenplay. |
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SUBJECT |
Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama. |
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SUBJECT |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama. |
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SUBJECT |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama. |
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SUBJECT |
Film adaptations. |
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SUBJECT |
War films. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994. aut. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000. act. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Holden, William, 1918-1981. act. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Lean, David. drt. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Columbia Pictures (Firm). |
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OTHER TITLE |
Chinese title: ®Ûªe¾ô [videorecording]. |
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ISBN |
05747MNWS. |