The Resource The bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean
The bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean
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The item The bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; 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.
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- Contributor
-
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
- trueBoulle, Pierre, 1912-1994
- Donald, James, 1917-1993
- Foreman, Carl
- trueGuinness, Alec, 1914-2000
- Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973
- Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973
- Holden, William, 1918-1981
- Horne, Geoffrey
- Lean, David, 1908-1991
- Sears, Ann, 1933-1992
- Spiegel, Sam
- Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- 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
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- spa
- por
- mul
- eng
- Edition
- Exclusive limited edition.
- Extent
- 2 videodiscs (162 min.)
- Note
-
- Anamorphic widescreen (2.55:1); Dolby digital; Region 1 encoding; PC Friendly
- Special features (Disc 2): Exclusive documentary: Adaptation of Boulle's novel, casting, history of production, score, release, restoration and more; original featurette: Rise and fall of a jungle giant; USC short film introduced by William Holden; an appreciation by filmmaker John Milius; photo gallery; theatrical trailers; talent files
- DVD-ROM components: trivia sabotage, "Experience building the bridge"; maps and military strategy; screensavers from original movie art
- Collective inserts: insert features text of original 1957 souvenir book
- Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï / Pierre Boulle
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957
- "Winner of 7 Academy Awards including 1957 Best Picture"--Container
- Contents
-
- Disc 1: feature presentation and isolated music score
- Disc 2: special features
- Isbn
- 9780767858731
- Label
- The bridge on the River Kwai
- Title
- 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
- Contributor
-
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
- trueBoulle, Pierre, 1912-1994
- Donald, James, 1917-1993
- Foreman, Carl
- trueGuinness, Alec, 1914-2000
- Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973
- Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973
- Holden, William, 1918-1981
- Horne, Geoffrey
- Lean, David, 1908-1991
- Sears, Ann, 1933-1992
- Spiegel, Sam
- Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Subject
-
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama
- Bridge on the River Kwai (Motion picture)
- Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama
- Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama
- Feature films
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- spa
- por
- mul
- 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
- Cataloging source
- CUY
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Bridge on the River Kwai (Motion picture)
- Credits note
- Music, Malcolm Arnold ; cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; editing, Peter Taylor
- Intended audience
- Rated PG
- Language note
- English (5.1 Dolby digital), French, Spanish and Portuguese (2-channel Dolby) languages; optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
- PerformerNote
- Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1908-1991
- 1914-1978
- 1918-1981
- 1914-2000
- 1910-1973
- 1889-1973
- 1917-1993
- 1933-1992
- 1912-1994
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Lean, David
- Spiegel, Sam
- Wilson, Michael
- Foreman, Carl
- Holden, William
- Guinness, Alec
- Hawkins, Jack
- Hayakawa, Sesshū
- Donald, James
- Sears, Ann
- Horne, Geoffrey
- Boulle, Pierre
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
- Runtime
- 162
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Burma-Siam Railroad
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Burma
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean
- Note
-
- Anamorphic widescreen (2.55:1); Dolby digital; Region 1 encoding; PC Friendly
- Special features (Disc 2): Exclusive documentary: Adaptation of Boulle's novel, casting, history of production, score, release, restoration and more; original featurette: Rise and fall of a jungle giant; USC short film introduced by William Holden; an appreciation by filmmaker John Milius; photo gallery; theatrical trailers; talent files
- DVD-ROM components: trivia sabotage, "Experience building the bridge"; maps and military strategy; screensavers from original movie art
- Collective inserts: insert features text of original 1957 souvenir book
- Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï / Pierre Boulle
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957
- "Winner of 7 Academy Awards including 1957 Best Picture"--Container
- Accompanying material
- souvenir book
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Disc 1: feature presentation and isolated music score -- Disc 2: special features
- Control code
- 483925
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. +
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Exclusive limited edition.
- Extent
- 2 videodiscs (162 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780767858731
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 043396057470
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 05747
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780767858731
- (Sirsi) ADO-0306
- System details
-
- DVD ; DVD-ROM
- Requires a DVD-ROM drive on your PC with Windows 95 or higher to access the DVD-ROM features. The DVD-ROM features will not work in a CD-ROM drive and may not work on a Macintosh computer
- Video recording format
- laserdisc
- Label
- The bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean
- Note
-
- Anamorphic widescreen (2.55:1); Dolby digital; Region 1 encoding; PC Friendly
- Special features (Disc 2): Exclusive documentary: Adaptation of Boulle's novel, casting, history of production, score, release, restoration and more; original featurette: Rise and fall of a jungle giant; USC short film introduced by William Holden; an appreciation by filmmaker John Milius; photo gallery; theatrical trailers; talent files
- DVD-ROM components: trivia sabotage, "Experience building the bridge"; maps and military strategy; screensavers from original movie art
- Collective inserts: insert features text of original 1957 souvenir book
- Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï / Pierre Boulle
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957
- "Winner of 7 Academy Awards including 1957 Best Picture"--Container
- Accompanying material
- souvenir book
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Disc 1: feature presentation and isolated music score -- Disc 2: special features
- Control code
- 483925
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. +
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Exclusive limited edition.
- Extent
- 2 videodiscs (162 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780767858731
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 043396057470
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- 05747
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780767858731
- (Sirsi) ADO-0306
- System details
-
- DVD ; DVD-ROM
- Requires a DVD-ROM drive on your PC with Windows 95 or higher to access the DVD-ROM features. The DVD-ROM features will not work in a CD-ROM drive and may not work on a Macintosh computer
- Video recording format
- laserdisc
Subject
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama
- Bridge on the River Kwai (Motion picture)
- Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama
- Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama
- Feature films
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war
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