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One of the all-time great war films, THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI is yet another classic from the marvelous David Lean (LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, DR. ZHIVAGO). The film is an outstanding, psychologically complex adaptation of Pierre Boulle's 1952 novel, a classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson (a fabulous Alec Guinness), the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans. Although credited to screenwriter Carl Foreman, the script was actually written by blacklisted writer Michael Wilson. The film garnered seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Guinness). The climax is one of the great finales in film history.Product Identifiers
UPC0043396721135
eBay Product ID (ePID)3329186
Product Key Features
DirectorDavid Lean, Sir David Lean
GenreDrama
EditionColumbia Classics; Widescreen; Expired
Movie/TV TitleBridge on the River Kwai
RatingNR
Leading RoleAlec Guinness, William Holden
Additional Product Features
FormatVhs
Display FormatColumbia Classics; Widescreen; Expired
Film CountryUSA
Release Date19980224