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Key Information
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| Directors: |
David Lean |
| Stars: |
William Holden |
| Actors: |
Harold Goodwin |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · WWII · Epic · War · Prison/Prisoners · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
043396807136 |
| Release Date: |
1957 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 42min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: 2-Disc Set; Collector's Edition, 2hr 42min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (March 20, 2007)
UPC: 043396163256 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: With Bonus Featurette, 2hr 42min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (November 21, 2000)
UPC: 043396052949 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Michael Henry Wilson |
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Professional Reviews
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(11/24/2000, p.51, Marc Bernardin): "...[A] masterpiece....That rare film about something as seemingly black-and-white as World War II that is colored entirely in shades of gray, and the better for it..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
One of the all-time great war films, THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI is yet another classic from the marvelous David Lean (LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, DR. ZHIVAGO). The film is an outstanding, psychologically complex adaptation of Pierre Boulle's 1952 novel, a classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson (a fabulous Alec Guinness), the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans. Although credited to screenwriter Carl Foreman, the script was actually written by blacklisted writer Michael Wilson. The film garnered seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Guinness). The climax is one of the great finales in film history. |
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