The bridge on the River Kwai
(4K Ultra HD Blu-ray)
Contributors
Lean, David, 1908-1991, film director.
Spiegel, Sam, film producer.
Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978, screenwriter.
Foreman, Carl, screenwriter.
Holden, William, 1918-1981, actor.
Spiegel, Sam, film producer.
Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978, screenwriter.
Foreman, Carl, screenwriter.
Holden, William, 1918-1981, actor.
Published
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2017].
Edition
4K Ultra HD [edition]., 60th anniversary.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
More Details
Published
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2017].
Format
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Edition
4K Ultra HD [edition]., 60th anniversary.
Language
English
UPC
043396496316
Notes
General Note
Based on Pont de la rivière Kwaï by Pierre Boulle.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
General Note
Issued as part of a 4K ultra HD / Blu-ray combo set.
Creation/Production Credits
Art director, Donald M. Ashton ; wardrobe, John Apperson ; chief editor, Peter Taylor ; director of photography, Jack Hildyard ; music by Malcolm Arnold ; played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Participants/Performers
William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Andre Morell, Peter Williams, John Boxer, Percy Herbert, Harold Goodwin, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne.
Description
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
MPAA rating: PG; for mild war violence.
System Details
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray; Dolby Atmos, Dolby digital 5.1; system requirements: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player required; 4K television required for full 4K UHD with HDR; High speed HDMI (category 2) cable required for full 4K UHD effect; can also be viewed using a 1080 television without full 4K UHD effects.
Language
In English, Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish; optional English, Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai or Turkish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Awards
Winner of 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture for 1957.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| District Closed Stacks (must place hold) - 4KULTRAHD - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Collection | BRIDGE | Find It Now |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Burma -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama.
Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
Burma-Siam Railroad -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lean, D., Spiegel, S., Wilson, M., Foreman, C., Holden, W., Hawkins, J., Guinness, A., Hayakawa, S., Donald, J., Morell, A., Williams, P., Boxer, J., Herbert, P., Goodwin, H., Sears, A., Horne, G., Ashton, D. M., Wilson-Apperson, J., Taylor, P., Hildyard, J., Arnold, M., & Boulle, P. (2017). The bridge on the River Kwai (4K Ultra HD [edition].). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Lean et al.. 2017. The Bridge On the River Kwai. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Lean et al.. The Bridge On the River Kwai Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lean, David, et al. The Bridge On the River Kwai 4K Ultra HD [edition]., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2017.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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