Description |
1 videodisc (DVD)(162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD format. |
Language |
Includes French, Spanish and Portuguese dubbed versions and subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai. |
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Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
Note |
Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. |
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Widescreen version. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
Cast |
William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne. |
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. |
Audience |
Rated PG. |
Subject |
War films -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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Burma -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Holden, William, 1918-1981.
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Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000.
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Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973.
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Hayakawa, Sesshū, 1889-1973.
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Donald, James, 1917-1993.
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Sears, Ann.
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Horne, Geoffrey.
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ISBN |
0767853547 |
Music No. |
05278 Columbia TriStar Home Video |
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