The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Bridge on the River Kwai |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
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| Swedish release | 1958-07-18 |
Cast
William Holden
Shears, amerikansk sjöman
Jack Hawkins
Major Warden, engelsman
Alec Guinness
Colonel L. Nicholson, chef för engelsk bataljon
Sessue Hayakawa
överste Saito, kommendant vid det japanska krigsfångelägret
James Donald
Major Clipton, bataljonsläkaren
Geoffrey Horne
Lieutenant Joyce, kanadensare
Titles
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Crew
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| Camera Operator |
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| Gaffer |
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Cast
| William Holden | Shears, amerikansk sjöman | ||
| Jack Hawkins | Major Warden, engelsman | ||
| Alec Guinness | Colonel L. Nicholson, chef för engelsk bataljon | ||
| Sessue Hayakawa | överste Saito, kommendant vid det japanska krigsfångelägret | ||
| James Donald | Major Clipton, bataljonsläkaren | ||
| Geoffrey Horne | Lieutenant Joyce, kanadensare | ||
| André Morell | Colonel Green | ||
| Peter Williams | Major Reeves | ||
| John Boxer | Major Hughes | ||
| Percy Herbert | Grogan, soldat | ||
| Harold Goodwin | Baker, soldat | ||
| Ann Sears | sjuksköterskan | ||
| Henry Okawa | kapten Kanematsu | ||
| Keiichiro Katsumoto | löjtnant Miura, japansk ingenjör | ||
| M.R. Bongsebrahma Chakrabandhu | Yai, den siamesiske vägvisaren | ||
| Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung | |||
| Ngamta Suphaphongs | |||
| Javanart Punynchoti | |||
| Kannikar Dowklee | siamesiska flickor - bärare |
Companies
| Production Company | Sam Spiegel Productions | ||
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| Horizon Pictures (G.B.) Ltd. | |||
| Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd. | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Columbia Film AB | 1958 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (buy video) | Egmont Film AB | 1996 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Sweden AB | 2010 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 91668 |
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| Date | 1958-03 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 4415 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.35:1 (CinemaScope) |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | RCA Sound System |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Technicolor |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 4421 meter |
| Length in minutes | 161 min |
Original work
Production location
| 1956-10-01 | 1957-05 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | (dåvarande Ceylon) |
Release dates
| Other showing | 1957-10-31 | Hollywood | USA | 162 min | (US preview) | |
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| First showing | 1958-02-09 | United Kingdom | 162 min | (GB release) | ||
| Release in Sweden | 1958-07-18 | Royal | Stockholm | Sweden | 161 min | |
| TV showing | 1986-04-08 | TV2 | Sweden | 155 min | ||
| 1991-05-12 | Kanal 1 | Sweden | 155 min | |||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 1991-08-12 | |||||
| 1991-08-15 | ||||||
| TV showing | 1993-04-02 | Kanal 1 | Sweden | 155 min | ||
| 1995-07-22 | Kanal 1 | Sweden | 155 min | |||
| Video release | 1996-03 | Sweden | 155 min | |||
| TV showing | 2000-07-16 | TV3 | Sweden | 155 min | ||
| 2000-12-21 | TV3 | Sweden | 155 min | |||
| 2003-07-05 | TV3 | Sweden | 155 min | |||
| 2004-09-27 | TV3 | Sweden | 155 min | |||
| 2004-11-29 | TV3 | Sweden | 155 min | |||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2008-03-08 | |||||
| DVD release | 2010-03-05 | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
Awards
| Academy Award of Merit | Hollywood | 1957 | (bästa film) |
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Related films
| Precious Images (1986) | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Poster title | The All New Digital Restoration - The Bridge On River Kwai |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Synopsis |
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| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | SET |
| Slides | 6 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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