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Return from the River Kwai

1989 film by Andrew V. McLaglen
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Return from the River Kwai

Summary

Return from the River Kwai is a film[1].

Key Facts

  • Return from the River Kwai's instance of is recorded as film[2].
  • Return from the River Kwai was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen[3].
  • Return from the River Kwai's composer is recorded as Lalo Schifrin[4].
  • Return from the River Kwai's genre is war film[5].
  • Return from the River Kwai's genre is drama film[6].
  • A cast member of Return from the River Kwai was Timothy Bottoms[7].
  • A cast member of Return from the River Kwai was Nick Tate[8].
  • A cast member of Return from the River Kwai was George Takei[9].
  • A cast member of Return from the River Kwai was Chris Penn[10].
  • A cast member of Return from the River Kwai was Denholm Elliott[11].
  • A cast member of Return from the River Kwai was Edward Fox[12].
  • A cast member of Return from the River Kwai was Richard Graham[13].
  • A cast member of Return from the River Kwai was Tatsuya Nakadai[14].
  • A cast member of Return from the River Kwai was Michael Kostroff[15].
  • A cast member of Return from the River Kwai was Etsushi Takahashi[16].
  • A cast member of Return from the River Kwai was Michael Dante[17].
  • The original language of Return from the River Kwai was English[18].
  • Return from the River Kwai's color is recorded as color[19].
  • Return from the River Kwai's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • Return from the River Kwai was published on April 7, 1989[21].
  • Return from the River Kwai was released on July 13, 1989[22].
  • Return from the River Kwai's distributed by is recorded as The Rank Organisation[23].
  • Return from the River Kwai's narrative location is recorded as Thailand[24].
  • Return from the River Kwai's filming location is recorded as Philippines[25].
  • Return from the River Kwai's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Return from the River Kwai'}[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Return from the River Kwai was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen[3]. Cast members include Timothy Bottoms[7], Nick Tate[8], George Takei[9], Chris Penn[10], Denholm Elliott[11], and Edward Fox[12].

Publication

Publication dates include April 7, 1989[21] and July 13, 1989[22]. The original language of Return from the River Kwai was English[18]. Genres include war film[5] and drama film[6].

Related Entities

Chris Penn Denholm Elliott Edward Fox film George Takei Lalo Schifrin Philippines Tatsuya Nakadai Thailand United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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