Title:
The bridge on the River Kwai
ISBN:
9781435912335
Edition:
Collector's ed.
Publication Information:
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008].
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (ca. 167 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
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.
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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.
System Details:
DVD, REGION 1; DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1, MONO.; 2.55:1 ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN PRESENTATION; REMASTERED IN HIGH DEFINITION.
Language Note:
IN ENGLISH (DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 OR ORIGINAL MONO.) WITH OPTIONAL FRENCH (DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1) SOUNDRACK; OPTIONAL ENGLISH AND FRENCH SUBTITLES.
CLOSED CAPTIONED.
