The bridge on the River Kwai [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Edition:
Collector's ed.
Publisher:
Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne. Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï by Pierre Boulle. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. Special features include: exclusive documentary--adaptation of Boulle's novel, casting, history of production, score, release, restoration ; 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.
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.
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