Nov 21, 2000
53 min
Full-HD

The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (2000)

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

William Holden

Self (archive footage)

Alec Guinness

Self (archive footage)

Adrian Turner

Self

Norman Spencer

Self

Pamela Mann

Self

Peter Newbrook

Self

Teddy Darvas

Self

Donald M. Ashton

Himself

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