British POWs are forced by the Japanese to build a strategic railroad bridge, while the British High Command has instructed a commando team to destroy it.
Publisher:Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008]
General Note: DVDs.Disc label title.Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle.Originally released as a motion picture in 1957.Widescreen version.Special features include: documentary, biographies, featurettes, photo gallery, theatrical trailers.Bilingual packaging (English/French).For home use only.LSC 30.14English and French language tracks with English, and French language subtitles.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.1957 Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director (David Lean); Best Actor (Alec Guinness)
Participant or Performer Note: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald.
Target Audience Note:
CHV rating: PG.
Classement CV: DP
MPAA rating: PG.
Awards Note:
1957 Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director (David Lean); Best Actor (Alec Guinness)