The Resource The bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia Pictures ; screenplay by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean
The bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia Pictures ; screenplay by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean
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The item The bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia Pictures ; screenplay by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
Resource Information
The item The bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia Pictures ; screenplay by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Summary
- British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge for their WWII Japanese captors, unaware of an Allied mission to blow it up
- Language
-
- kor
- tha
- eng
- eng
- fre
- por
- spa
- fre
- por
- spa
- chi
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (161 min.)
- Note
-
- Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957
- Bonus features: William Holden and Alec Guinness on "The Steve Allen Show"; archival audio of William Holden narrating the premiere; "Crossing the bridge" picture-in-graphs track and more
- Label
- The bridge on the River Kwai
- Title
- The bridge on the River Kwai
- Statement of responsibility
- Columbia Pictures ; screenplay by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean
- Subject
-
- Fiction films
- Fiction films
- Forced labor
- Great Britain
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners of war -- Abuse of
- Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- Drama
- Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- War films
- War films
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Drama
- Feature films
- Feature films
- 1939-1945
- Drama
- Language
-
- kor
- tha
- eng
- eng
- fre
- por
- spa
- fre
- por
- spa
- chi
- eng
- Summary
- British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge for their WWII Japanese captors, unaware of an Allied mission to blow it up
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Bridge on the River Kwai (Motion picture)
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Intended audience
-
- MPAA Rating: PG.
- CHV rating: PG
- Language note
- English, French, Portuguese or Spanish dialogue; French, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Korean or Thai subtitles. Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing
- LC call number
- PN1997
- LC item number
- .B75 2011
- PerformerNote
- Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
-
- 1914-2000
- 1918-1981
- 1910-1973
- 1889-1973
- 1914-1978
- 1908-1991
- 1912-1994
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Guinness, Alec
- Holden, William
- Hawkins, Jack
- Hayakawa, Sesshū
- Foreman, Carl
- Wilson, Michael
- Spiegel, Sam
- Lean, David
- Boulle, Pierre
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Runtime
- 161
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners of war
- Forced labor
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners of war
- Great Britain
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia Pictures ; screenplay by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean
- Note
-
- Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957
- Bonus features: William Holden and Alec Guinness on "The Steve Allen Show"; archival audio of William Holden narrating the premiere; "Crossing the bridge" picture-in-graphs track and more
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1823129
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
-
- 4 3/4 in.
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (161 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 043396379695
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 37969
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o732357872
- (OCoLC)732357872
- System details
- Blu-ray; all regions; DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1; 1080p high definition, widescreen
- Video recording format
- Blu-ray disc
- Label
- The bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia Pictures ; screenplay by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean
- Note
-
- Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957
- Bonus features: William Holden and Alec Guinness on "The Steve Allen Show"; archival audio of William Holden narrating the premiere; "Crossing the bridge" picture-in-graphs track and more
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1823129
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
-
- 4 3/4 in.
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (161 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 043396379695
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 37969
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o732357872
- (OCoLC)732357872
- System details
- Blu-ray; all regions; DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1; 1080p high definition, widescreen
- Video recording format
- Blu-ray disc
Subject
- Fiction films
- Fiction films
- Forced labor
- Great Britain
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners of war -- Abuse of
- Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- Drama
- Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- War films
- War films
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Drama
- Feature films
- Feature films
- 1939-1945
- Drama
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