Bridge on River Kwai

[seaninsa]

I recently purchased the DVD The Bridge on the River Kwai. The DVD says it is 168 mins long but there is only one DVD. When I open up the DVD it shows 121 mins. What am I missing here? The box came sealed with one disc.

[johns0]

You probably bought a bad copy from ebay or just missing the last disc,go to where you bought and ask for another one.

[teodz1984]

The long time probably refers to the Bridge on the River Kwai (Two-Disc Collector's Edition).. you must have gtton a normal movie disk version .. or there might be a menu of extra videos accounting for the 47 minutes ... like making.. or deleted scenes..

Or yours could be a edited version to fit a 2 hour version like they use on tv

[aedipuss]

you don't have a real dvd. did you buy it cheap somewhere? probably recorded off of an edited tv broadcast. the actual movie details.

[Krispy Kritter]

What are you using to "open the disc"?

It's a single disc release for the standard and collectors edition, with the runtime listed as 167 minutes.


Aspect Ratio: 2.55:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: November 21, 2000
Run Time: 167 minutes

[DB83]

I have the UK version of the 2 disk edition. The box states the runtime of the feature as 155 minutes. Guess the lower time is due to PAL speedup.

But I just had a thought. Id your disk pressed or burnt ? You have not read that 120 minutes on the physical disk without actually playing it ?

[october262]

wonder if it is one of those flipper discs. where the movie is on both sides of the disc.

[Bernix]

http://nymag.com/listings/movie/the-bridge-on-the-river/ 121 minute version I suppose.

[october262]

162 - 167 mins - https://www.dvdempire.com/dvd/search?q=The%20Bridge%20on%20the%20River%20Kwai

[DB83]

http://nymag.com/listings/movie/the-bridge-on-the-river/ 121 minute version I suppose.

Whoever created that webpage requires a new watch. Whilst there may exist such a version no cinema site worth its salt should make such a glaring mistake.

Have we heard from the OP since the first post ?

I would like to understand where he obtained this disk.