The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Cast & Crew

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Directed by David Lean.

Cast

• William Holden as Cmdr. Shears
• Alec Guinness as Col. Nicholson
• Jack Hawkins as Maj. Warden
• Sessue Hayakawa as Col. Saito
• James Donald as Maj. Clipton
• Geoffrey Horne as Lt. Joyce
• André Morell as Col. Green
• Peter Williams as Capt. Reeves
• John Boxer as Major Hughes
• Percy Herbert as Grogan
• Harold Goodwin as Baker
• Ann Sears as Nurse
• Heihachirō Ōkawa as Captain Kanematsu
• Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung as Siamese Girl
• Keiichirō Katsumoto as Lieutenant Miura
• Ngamta Suppapong as Siamese Girl
• Javanart Punynchoti as Siamese Girl
• Kannikar Dowklee as Siamese Girl
• Tsai Chin as Tokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
• Christopher Greet as British Officer (uncredited)

Crew

• Pierre Boulle — Novel
• Carl Foreman — Screenplay
• Sam Spiegel — Producer
• Malcolm Arnold — Original Music Composer
• Jack Hildyard — Director of Photography
• David Lean — Director
• Michael Wilson — Screenplay

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