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| The Bridge on the River Kwai | 
 enlarge | Director: David Lean
Actors: William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  165 reviews
Sales Rank: 3139
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Georgian (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Portuguese (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 162
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: COLD05278D
ISBN: 0767853547
UPC: 043396052789
EAN: 9780767853545
ASIN: B00004XPPC
Theatrical Release Date: 1957
Release Date: November 21, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 The bridge on the river kwai April 2, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Classic movie and glad it finally came on DVD
Enduring classic March 26, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This enduring classic is (loosely, very loosely) the story of the WW2 POWs used to build the Thai/Burma railroad. The larger war becomes a personal battle between 3 forces: The Japanese soldiers looking for labor led by Colonel Saito, the British soldiers looking to serve as prisoners as dictated by the Geneva Convention led by Colonel Nicholsen (Alec Guiness winning an academy award) and the commandos looking to destroy the bridge led by Naval officer Shear.
The morality (or more specifically madness) of war is adressed in the movie. The pointless nature of armed conflict reads true today, as do issues of handling prisoners. The movie's a long one, but one of the few that justifies the added time. Every piece is indeed required in this classic.
Enduring Classic March 25, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This enduring classic is (loosely, very loosely) the story of the WW2 POWs used to build the Thai/Burma railroad. The larger war becomes a personal battle between 3 forces: The Japanese soldiers looking for labor led by Colonel Saito, the British soldiers looking to serve as prisoners as dictated by the Geneva Convention led by Colonel Nicholsen (Alec Guiness winning an academy award) and the commandos looking to destroy the bridge led by Naval officer Shear.
The morality (or more specifically madness) of war is adressed in the movie. The pointless nature of armed conflict reads true today, as do issues of handling prisoners. The movie's a long one, but one of the few that justifies the added time. Every piece is indeed required in this classic.
 "A benchmark for war films" ? I hardly think so! March 18, 2007
2 out of 25 found this review helpful
How Amazon could rate this as a benchmark is beyond my understanding. This movie is so far removed from the reality of the episode that it is an insult to the troops who endured the events. Perhaps it would be best if Amazon relied on combat veterans to critique war movies.
Tour de Force for William Holden February 27, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is movie is an excellent WWII prisoner of war film. I was enamored immediately and for the entire length of this film. William Holden is perfect as an American POW caught in the middle between a mission dreamed up by his British companions and desire to sit the war out. Director David Lean is the master.
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