TY - GEN AU - Lean, David, AU - Spiegel, Sam AU - Wilson, Michael, AU - Foreman, Carl AU - Boulle,Pierre AU - Holden, William, AU - Guinness,Alec AU - Hawkins, Jack, AU - Hayakawa,Sesshū AU - Donald, James, AU - Sears, Ann AU - Horne, Geoffrey ED - Columbia Pictures Corporation ED - Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) TI - The bridge on the River Kwai SN - 0767858735 AV - PN1997 .B75 2000 PY - 2000/// CY - Culver City, Calif. PB - Columbia TriStar Home Video KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Motion pictures and the war KW - Dünya Savaşı, 1939-1945 KW - Sinema ve savaş KW - Dünya savaşı, 1939-1945 KW - Seferler KW - Burma KW - Drama KW - Campaigns KW - Tarih KW - Japon işgali, 1942-1945 KW - History KW - Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 N1 - 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; interactive and animated menus; scene selections with motion; theatrical trailer; talent files; Based on Pont de la river Kwai / Pierre Boulle; Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957; Disc 1: Feature film (162 min.) -- Disc. 2: Special features; Music, Malcolm Arnold ; cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; editing, Peter Taylor; William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne N2 - 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 ER -