The Bridge on the River Kwai

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

David Lean

Writing Credits

Pierre Boulle
(novel)
Carl Foreman
(screenplay) (originally uncredited)
Michael Wilson
(screenplay) (originally uncredited)

Cast

William Holden
Shears
Alec Guinness
Colonel Nicholson
Jack Hawkins
Major Warden
Sessue Hayakawa
Colonel Saito
James Donald
Major Clipton
Geoffrey Horne
Lieutenant Joyce
André Morell
Colonel Green
Peter Williams
Captain Reeves
John Boxer
Major Hughes
Percy Herbert
Grogan
Harold Goodwin
Baker
Ann Sears
Nurse
Heihachirô Ôkawa
Captain Kanematsu
Keiichirô Katsumoto
Lieutenant Miura
M.R.B. Chakrabandhu
Yai
Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung
Siamese Girl
Ngamta Suphaphongs
Siamese Girl
Javanart Punynchoti
Siamese Girl
Kannikar Dowklee
Siamese Girl
Tsai Chin
Tokyo Rose
Christopher Greet
British Officer
Herbert Nelson
Bit part

Produced by

Sam Spiegel
producer (produced by)

Music by

Malcolm Arnold

Cinematography by

Jack Hildyard
director of photography

Editing by

Peter Taylor
chief editor

Art Direction by

Donald M. Ashton

Makeup Department

Stuart Freeborn
makeup artist
George Partleton
makeup artist

Production Management

Cecil F. Ford
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gus Agosti
assistant director
Ted Sturgis
assistant director
John Kerrison
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Geoffrey Drake
assistant art director
Peter Dukelow
construction manager
Eddie Fowlie
property master (uncredited)
Charlie Parfitt
props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Pam Bosworth
additional sound editor
Eric Boyd-Perkins
additional sound editor
Fred Burnley
additional sound editor
Rusty Coppleman
additional sound editor
John Cox
sound
Teddy Darvas
additional sound editor
Janet Davidson
additional sound editor
Norma Hawkes
additional sound editor
Peter Miller
additional sound editor
John W. Mitchell
sound (as John Mitchell)
Winston Ryder
chief sound editor
John Aldred
re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Peter Davies
post-synchronisation (uncredited)
Malcolm Stewart
sound (uncredited)

Stunts

Frank Howard
stunts (uncredited)
Dennis Ison
stunt driver (uncredited)
Nosher Powell
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Archie Dansie
chief electrician
Peter Newbrook
camera operator
Ron Drinkwater
clapper loader (uncredited)
Gerry Fisher
additional camera operator (uncredited) / assistant camera (uncredited)
Robert Merry
lighting technician (uncredited)
Abdus Samad
apprentice cinematographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

John Wilson-Apperson
wardrobe (as John Apperson)

Editorial Department

George Hively
editor: restoration
William Pine
color timer (as Bill Pine) (restoration)
Sati Tooray
colorist (uncredited)

Music Department

Malcolm Arnold
conductor (uncredited)
Charles Camilleri
additional orchestrator (uncredited)
Harry Pitch
musician: harmonica (uncredited)
John Scott
chorus director: whistlers (uncredited) / musician: piccolo and flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Angela Martelli
continuity

Additional Crew

Brian Brockwell
production accountant: Not Credited on Screen
L.E.M. Perowne
technical adviser (as Major-Gen. L.E.M. Perowne C.B. C.B.)
William Harrigan Jr.
technical advisor (uncredited)
Robert Haslam
consultant: explosives (uncredited) / technical advisor (uncredited)
Grady Johnson
publicist (uncredited)
Maurice Landsberger
cashier (uncredited)
Pamela Mann
production secretary (uncredited)
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