The Bridge on the River Kwai [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]

The Bridge on the River Kwai [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]

Director: David Lean Cast: Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
, Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins
, Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa
David Lean
The Bridge on the River Kwai [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]

The Bridge on the River Kwai [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]

Director: David Lean Cast: Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
, Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins
, Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa
David Lean

4K Ultra HD (Blu-ray - 2 PACK / with Blu-ray)

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Overview

The Bridge on the River Kwai opens in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in Burma in 1943, where a battle of wills rages between camp commander Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa) and newly arrived British colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness). Saito insists that Nicholson order his men to build a bridge over the river Kwai, which will be used to transport Japanese munitions. Nicholson refuses, despite all the various "persuasive" devices at Saito's disposal. Finally, Nicholson agrees, not so much to cooperate with his captor as to provide a morale-boosting project for the military engineers under his command. The colonel will prove that, by building a better bridge than Saito's men could build, the British soldier is a superior being even when under the thumb of the enemy. As the bridge goes up, Nicholson becomes obsessed with completing it to perfection, eventually losing sight of the fact that it will benefit the Japanese. Meanwhile, American POW Shears (William Holden), having escaped from the camp, agrees to save himself from a court martial by leading a group of British soldiers back to the camp to destroy Nicholson's bridge. Upon his return, Shears realizes that Nicholson's mania to complete his project has driven him mad. Filmed in Ceylon, Bridge on the River Kwai won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for the legendary British filmmaker David Lean, and Best Actor for Guinness. It also won Best Screenplay for Pierre Boulle, the author of the novel on which the film was based, even though the actual writers were blacklisted writers Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson, who were given their Oscars under the table. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Product Details

Release Date: 10/03/2017
UPC: 0043396496316
Original Release: 1957
Source: SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Language: English
Format: Blu-ray
Sales rank: 9,496

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Alec Guinness Colonel Nicholson
Jack Hawkins Major Warden
Sessue Hayakawa Colonel Saito
Geoffrey Horne Lieutenant Joyce
André Morell Colonel Green(as Andre Morell)
Peter Williams Captain Reeves
John Boxer Major Hughes
Percy Herbert Grogan
Ann Sears Nurse
Heihachirô Ôkawa Captain Kanematsu(as Henry Okawa)
Keiichirô Katsumoto Lieutenant Miura(as Keiichiro Katsumoto) (as K. Katsumoto),Actor
M.R.B. Chakrabandhu Yai
Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung Siamese Girl
Ngamta Suphaphongs Siamese Girl
Javanart Punynchoti Siamese Girl
Kannikar Dowklee Siamese Girl
Tsai Chin Tokyo Rose
William Holden Shears
James Donald Maj. Clipton
Henry Okawa Capt. Kanematsu
Harold Goodwin Actor
Malcolm Arnold Composer

Technical Credits
David Lean Director
Sam Spiegel Producer
Pierre Boulle Screenwriter
Carl Foreman Screenwriter
Michael Wilson Screenwriter,Screenwriter
John Cox Sound/Sound Designer
Calder Willingham Screenwriter
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