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| 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 (as Andre Morell) | |
| Peter Williams | ... | Captain Reeves | |
| John Boxer | ... | Major Hughes | |
| Percy Herbert | ... | Grogan | |
| Harold Goodwin | ... | Baker | |
| Ann Sears | ... | Nurse | |
| Heihachiro Okawa | ... | Captain Kanematsu (as Henry Okawa) | |
| Keiichiro Katsumoto | ... | Lieutenant Miura (as K. Katsumoto) | |
| M.R.B. Chakrabandhu | ... | Col. Broome Yai | |
| Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung | ... | Siamese Girl | |
| Ngamta Suphaphongs | ... | Siamese Girl | |
| Javanart Punynchoti | ... | Siamese Girl | |
| Kannikar Dowklee | ... | Siamese Girl |
Directed by | |||
| David Lean | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Michael Wilson | (screenplay) originally uncredited and | |
| Carl Foreman | (screenplay) originally uncredited | |
| Pierre Boulle | (novel "Le pont de la rivière Kwaï") | |
Produced by | |||
| Sam Spiegel | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Malcolm Arnold | (music by) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jack Hildyard | |||
Film 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 | |
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 | |
| Joel Fein | .... | sound mixer (restoration) | |
| Don Hall | .... | sound editor (restoration) | |
| Norma Hawkes | .... | additional sound editor | |
| Gary Krivacek | .... | sound editor (restoration) | |
| Peter Miller | .... | additional sound editor | |
| Bob Minkler | .... | sound mixer (restoration) | |
| John W. Mitchell | .... | sound (as John Mitchell) | |
| Winston Ryder | .... | chief sound editor | |
| B. Tennyson Sebastian III | .... | sound mixer (restoration) (as Tennyson Sebastian) | |
| Peter Davies | .... | post-synchronisation (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| 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) | |
| Gerry Fisher | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Robert Merry | .... | lighting technician (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| John Wilson-Apperson | .... | wardrobe (as John Apperson) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| George Hively | .... | editor (restoration) | |
| William Pine | .... | color timer (restoration) (as Bill Pine) | |
| Sati Tooray | .... | colorist (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Angela Martelli | .... | continuity | |
| Jim Painten | .... | producer of restoration | |
| L.E.M. Perowne | .... | technical advisor (as Major-Gen. L.E.M. Perowne) | |
| William Harrigan Jr. | .... | technical advisor (uncredited) | |
| Robert Haslam | .... | consultant: explosives (uncredited) | |
| Robert Haslam | .... | technical advisor (uncredited) | |
| Grady Johnson | .... | publicist (uncredited) | |
| Maurice Landsberger | .... | production accountant (uncredited) | |
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I recently saw The Bridge on the River Kwai at the Cinerama Dome, and it was quite spectacular. Unlike some of today's grand adventure films, you get to know the characters along with seeing great scenes of acting and cinematography. Alec Guinness is at the top of his form as the single minded Colonel Nicholson. The scene between Nicholson and Saito in Saito's hut is remarkable. Nicholson still will not concede defeat, he even takes offense that other officers of different armies gave in and worked alongside the enlisted men. Saito can't understand Nicholson's acceptance of his punishment, and it drives him crazy. The film's plot has two stories that are beautifully intertwined. Shears' return to the bridge is his only way to escape the bridge. In the film's final act, the tension is turned up as the British commandos try to blow up the bridge, and a train, and only then does Nicholson realise what the bridge really is. The Bridge on the River Kwai is one film that is hard to top, the only film able to do that is Lawrence of Arabia, both directed by the meticulous eye of David Lean. One director who could put intimacy in epic circumstances.