| LC control no. | no2003007886 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Uniform title heading | Bridge on the River Kwai (Motion picture) |
| Variant(s) | Bridge over the River Kwai (Motion picture) |
| See also | Film director: Lean, David, 1908-1991 Film producer: Spiegel, Sam Screenwriter: Foreman, Carl Screenwriter: Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Boulle, Pierre, 1912-1994. Pont de la rivière Kwaï |
| Other standard no. | 10.5240/257C-777E-76A2-E7AA-6552-3 |
| Form of work | Motion pictures War films Film adaptations Feature films Fiction films |
| Beginning date | 1957 |
| Place of origin | Great Britain United States |
| Found in | Arnold, M. The bridge on the River Kwai [SR] p1995. The bridge on the RIver Kwai, [2010]: title frame (The bridge on the River Kwai) opening credits (Columbia Pictures Corporation presents a Sam Spiegel production ; screenplay by Carl Forman and Michael Wilson ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean) Leonard Maltin's movie guide, ©2014: pages 180-181 (Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957-British); director: David Lean; screenplay (by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson, based on Pierre Boulle's novel); the writers were blacklisted, so Boulle--who spoke no English--was credited with the script) New York times, via WWW, January 15, 2016: movies (The bridge on the River Kwai (1957); directed by David Lean; country: United States; genre: adaptation, drama, war; producer: Sam Speigel; screenplay: Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson) AFI catalog of feature films, via WWW, January 15, 2016 (The bridge on the River Kwai (1957); alternate title: The bridge over the River Kwai; release date: November 1957; director: David Lean; producer: Sam Spiegel; writer: Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman (offscreen credit), Michael Wilson (offscreen credit); source text: based on the novel Le pont sur la Rivière Kwai by Pierre Boulle (Paris, 1952); author: Pierre Boulle; genre: drama; sub-genre: World War II) IMDb, January 15, 2016 (The bridge on the River Kwai (1957); adventure, drama, war; release date: 14 December 1957 (USA), 2 October 1957 (UK); director: David Lean; writers: Pierre Boulle (novel), Carl Foreman (screenplay, uncredited), Michael Wilson (screenplay, uncredited); producer: Sam Spiegel; country: UK, USA; language: English, Japanese, Thai) |
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