| | Bridge On The River Kwai DVD (1 Customer Review)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Action/Adventure Movies, Adventure Videos, Recommended, Classic, War, Essential Cinema, World War II, Epic, Prison/Prisoners, AFI Top 100 Thrills, AFI Top 100 (1997), AFI Top 100 | | Starring | Alec Guinness, William Holden, Percy Herbert, Jack Hawkins, James Donald, Andre Morell, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, Harold Goodwin, K. Katsumoto, Henry Okawa, Ann Sears, Peter Williams | | Director | David Lean | | Composer | Malcolm Arnold | | Director of Photography | Jack Hildyard | | Editor | Peter Taylor | | Producer | Sam Spiegel | | Production Designer | Don Ashton | | Screenplay Uncredited | Calder Willingham | | Screenwriter | Michael Henry Wilson, Carl Foreman | | Source Writer | Pierre Boulle |
Closed Captioned; Soundtrack English 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. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1997.
Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, stood in for Burma (now known as Myanmar). Bridge On The River Kwai Reviews: "...Lean handles the climax with precision and suspense..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "...[A] masterpiece...purely enjoyable..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...[A] masterpiece....That rare film about something as seemingly black-and-white as World War II that is colored entirely in shades of gray, and the better for it..."
-- Marc Bernardin, Entertainment Weekly "...It's certainly weathered well thanks to its novel and ingenious approach to presenting multiple perspectives of the Second World War..."
-- John Walker, Total Film "...[T]wo compelling stories jelled into one sprawling action film..."
-- Premiere Staff, Premiere Bridge On The River Kwai | List Price | $24.96 (You save $6.49) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1957 | | CD Universe Part number | 7369465 | | Catalog number | 16325 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | New Bridge On The River Kwai DVD release date | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 162 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled; 2-Disc Set; Collector's Edition |
Bridge On The River Kwai Video Bridge On The River Kwai Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  Classic: In top twenty-five of all time
William Holden won the best actor oscar for the 1953 classic "Stalag 17", another WWII prison flick, but lost out to Alec Guinness for "Bridge". However, Holden did decide to "not get paid" and instead took a percentage of the movies gross earnings. First actor to do so and, consequently, the first actor who never needed to work again. This is one of those rare, wonderfully classic movies with great direction by David Lean, beautifully acted by ALL involved and a great story. Quite simply one of the best movies made.
Submitted by Lafalk1 (Honeoye NY)
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I liked this movie from the first time i saw it. It might
date me but my view has never changed. One of the
best war movies of its time.
Submitted by pelicandee (Glenn Dale, Maryland, USA) 
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This review is for a different format.  Fairy tale
My Father was a POW held by the Japanese, as for this film goes it is a fairy tale, so far away from the truth, OK the acting is okay but the screen play and script is a fantasy, and is very cosy to watch, as if you were to watch what really happened you would be very shocked. sorry
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The quintessential Saturday night movie
For me, this movie represents the very essence of sitting at home on a Saturday night watching a movie. The various elements comprising this movie (not the least of which is the music)are essentially perfect and meld to form something which is greater than the sum of its parts. I'd also have to say that this movie holds tremendous nostalgic value for me, which no doubt contributes to its enjoyment.
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Bridge On The River Kwai DVD 2-Disc Set
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.55
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dubbed - Portuguese, Spanish - Optional
Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
Subtitles - English, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai - Optional
Bridge On The River Kwai Video Bridge On The River Kwai DVD Awards | Best Actor, Academy Awards, 1957 - Alec Guinness | | Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards, 1957 - Carl Foreman | | Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards, 1957 - Michael Wilson | | Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards, 1957 - Pierre Boulle | | Best Cinematography, Academy Awards, 1957 - Jack Hildyard | | Best Director, Academy Awards, 1957 - David Lean | | Best Film Editing, Academy Awards, 1957 | | Best Original Score, Academy Awards, 1957 - Malcolm Arnold | | Best Picture, Academy Awards, 1957 |
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