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
Type
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
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG
Main title
The bridge on the River Kwai
Responsibility statement
Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean
Runtime
162
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
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978
- Holden, William, 1918-1981
- Horne, Geoffrey
- Lean, David, 1908-1991
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Sears, Ann
- Spiegel, Sam
- Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000
- Arnold, Malcolm
- Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973
- Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973
- Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994
- Foreman, Carl
- Donald, James, 1917-1993
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Subject
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama
- Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama
- War films
- Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994 -- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 + Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama
- Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994 -- Television adaptations
Content
Actor
Composer
Director
Producer
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor15
- Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978
- Holden, William, 1918-1981
- Horne, Geoffrey
- Lean, David, 1908-1991
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Sears, Ann
- Spiegel, Sam
- Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000
- Arnold, Malcolm
- Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973
- Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973
- Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994
- Foreman, Carl
- Donald, James, 1917-1993
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
- Genre3
- Subject9
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama
- Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama
- War films
- Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994 -- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 + Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama
- Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994 -- Television adaptations
- Content1
- Actor7
- Author2
- Composer1
- Director1
- Producer1