The bridge on the River Kwai
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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 Hamilton East Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
- Label
- 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
- Subject
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- Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama
- Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama
- Feature Films
- Film adaptations
- Prisoners of war -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- War films
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama
- Language
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- engfrespapor
- engfrespapor
- 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
- Awards note
- Academy Awards: Best Picture ; Best Screenplay, Carl Foreman (credited as Michael Wilson) ; Best Director, David Lean ; Best Cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; Best Score, Malcolm Arnold ; Best Actor, Alec Guinness ; Best Film Editing, Peter Taylor
- Cataloging source
- CUY
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Director of photography, Jack Hildyard ; art director, Donald M. Aston ; editor, Peter Taylor ; music by Malcolm Arnold
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: PG
- Language note
- In English, with French, Spanish and Portuguese tracks ; with English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese subtitles ; closed-captioned
- PerformerNote
- William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne
- Runtime
- 162
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
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