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Isolated Music Score, An Appreciation by John Milius, Rise & Fall of Jungle Giant Documentary, Making of The Bridge on the River Kwai.

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Director David Lean's masterful 1957 realization of Pierre Boulle's novel remains a benchmark for war films, and a deeply absorbing movie by any standard--like most of Lean's canon, The Bridge on the River Kwai achieves a richness in theme, narrative, and characterization that transcends genre.

The story centers on a Japanese prison camp isolated deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia, where the remorseless Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa) has been charged with building a vitally important railway bridge. His clash of wills with a British prisoner, the charismatic Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness), escalates into a duel of honor, Nicholson defying his captor's demands to win concessions for his troops. How the two officers reach a compromise, and Nicholson becomes obsessed with building that bridge, provides the story's thematic spine; the parallel movement of a team of commandos dispatched to stop the project, led by a British major (Jack Hawkins) and guided by an American escapee (William Holden), supplies the story's suspense and forward momentum.

Shot on location in Sri Lanka, Kwai moves with a careful, even deliberate pace that survivors of latter-day, high-concept blockbusters might find lulling--Lean doesn't pander to attention deficit disorders with an explosion every 15 minutes. Instead, he guides us toward the intersection of the two plots, accruing remarkable character details through extraordinary performances. Hayakawa's cruel camp commander is gradually revealed as a victim of his own sense of honor, Holden's callow opportunist proves heroic without softening his nihilistic edge, and Guinness (who won a Best Actor Oscar, one of the production's seven wins) disappears as only he can into Nicholson's brittle, duty-driven, delusional psychosis. His final glimpse of self-knowledge remains an astonishing moment--story, character, and image coalescing with explosive impact.

Like Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai has been beautifully restored and released in a highly recommended widescreen version that preserves its original aspect ratio. --Sam Sutherland

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Newly restored - pristine audio and picture quality
Isolated Music Score
An Appreciation by John Milius
Rise and Fall of Jungle Giant Documentary
Making of The Bridge on the River Kwai

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Actors: William Holden, Alec Guinness
Directors: David Lean
Format: Multiple Formats, AC-3, Anamorphic, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Unknown)
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
Dubbed: French
Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
PLEASE NOTE: Some Region 1 DVDs may contain Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE). Some, but not all, of our international customers have had problems playing these enhanced discs on what are called "region-free" DVD players. For more information on RCE, click .
Aspect Ratio: 2.55:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: April 15, 2008
Run Time: 167 minutes
Average Customer Review: 868 customer reviews
ASIN: B0016K40KO
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,089 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1999 in Movies & TV > DVD > Military & War
- #9833 in Movies & TV > DVD > Action & Adventure
- #19386 in Movies & TV > DVD > Drama

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The movie arrived on time and in good condition. We watched it and had no issues ...

ByRobert A. Hinmanon August 8, 2017

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The movie arrived on time and in good condition. We watched it and had no issues with the product and would recommend it to anyone wanting to watch a classic movie.

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Classic and great movie

ByDan (aka THXkid)on August 1, 2017

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good picture quality, ok sound quality only 2.0, guess never did a 5.1 mix I swear I had a DVD that had a 5.1 mix back in the early 2000.

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Great acting, location

ByC. B. Longon August 15, 2017

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A classic WWII movie, and an interesting exploration of psychology. Great acting, location, and cast. One of my favorites.

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What more can be said?

ByEric B. Borgmanon January 23, 2011

Format: Blu-rayVerified Purchase

What more can be said about this movie? It is a classic, possibly one of the greatest films ever made. On the whole the storyline is rather simple, but the way it is told; how it is captured on film and the riveting acting it contains, makes this film far more tha a "classic" movie.

When I first saw this movie at about the age of ten projected at the local library on 16mm film, I laughed at Alec Guinness' portrayal of Col. Nicholson, I thought he was playing a very funny character. Many years later, I now believe that Alec Guinness' tremendous performance, probably the greatest of his magnificent career, is the greatest comic performance ever. I'm sure many will condemn me for saying this, some will say, "Wow, he's missed the point," or whatever, but I stand by my evaluation. Since my first viewing of this movie, I have learned things about its filming and Alec Guinness that I feel proves my point.

David Lean, must get much of the credit of this glorious film. The look, the feel, and the actors' performances were all tempered by Lean. The film is a masterpiece of story telling, with great performances by Jack Hopkins, William Holden, Sessue Hayakawa and of course Guinness, this film is still amazing after all these years.

The Blu-ray edition looks pretty good, but the Special Features are somewhat lacking. They do have about an hour long making of documentary, but for a film of this extraordinary quality, it could have used some better behind-the-scenes features. Roll out some old interviews with Lean, Guinness or others, whatever, but more than what they have. All the same I give the film and blu-ray 5 Stars!