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English POWs in Burma ARE 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--the commander who supervised the bridge's construction--has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

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ProducerSam Spiegel

EAN5035822000155

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Film/TV TitleThe Bridge on the River Kwai (Reel Classics) (Original Version)

ActorAlec Guinness, K. Katsumoto, Jack Hawkins, William Holden, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, Henry Okawa, Andre Morell, Harold Goodwin, Ann Sears, Peter Williams, James Donald, Percy Herbert

DirectorDavid Lean

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

Release Year2006

GenreWar

Run Time162 Mins

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CertificatePG

Number of Discs2

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Director of PhotographyJack Hildyard

ReviewsTotal Film - It's certainly weathered well thanks to its novel and ingenious approach to presenting multiple perspectives of the Second World War..

Additional InformationOne 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 climax is one of the great finales in film history.

Movie/TV TitleThe Bridge On The River Kwai (Reel Classics) (Original Version)

ComposerMalcolm Arnold

AwardsBest Director 1958 - David Lean, Best Actor In A Leading Role 1958 - Alec Guinness, Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1958 - Michael Wilson, Best Picture 1958 -, Best Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1958 - Carl Foreman

ScreenwriterCarl Foreman, Michael Henry Wilson

EditorPeter Taylor

WriterPierre Boulle