Cast and crew
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
20 cast and 25 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast20
William HoldenCmdr. Shears
Alec GuinnessCol. Nicholson
Jack HawkinsMaj. Warden
Sessue HayakawaCol. Saito
James DonaldMaj. Clipton
Geoffrey HorneLt. Joyce
André MorellCol. Green
Peter WilliamsCapt. Reeves- John BoxerMajor Hughes
Percy HerbertGrogan
Harold GoodwinBaker
Ann SearsNurse- Heihachirō ŌkawaCaptain Kanematsu
- Vilaiwan SeeboonreaungSiamese Girl
- Keiichirō KatsumotoLieutenant Miura
- Ngamta SuppapongSiamese Girl
- Javanart PunynchotiSiamese Girl
- Kannikar DowkleeSiamese Girl
- Tsai ChinTokyo Rose (voice) (uncredited)
- Christopher GreetBritish Officer (uncredited)
Crew25
Directing
- David LeanDirector
- Ted SturgisAssistant Director
- A. B. RajSecond Unit First Assistant Director
- Gus AgostiAssistant Director
- Angela MartelliContinuity
Writing
- Carl ForemanScreenplay
- Michael WilsonScreenplay
- Pierre BoulleNovel
Production
- Sam SpiegelProducer
- Cecil F. FordProduction Manager
Camera
- Jack HildyardDirector of Photography
- Ron DrinkwaterClapper Loader
- Peter NewbrookCamera Operator
Editing
- Peter TaylorEditor
Sound and music
- John CoxSound Designer
- John W. MitchellSound Designer
- Malcolm ArnoldOriginal Music Composer
- Winston RyderSound Editor
Art
- Donald M. AshtonArt Direction
- Geoffrey DrakeAssistant Art Director
- Peter DukelowConstruction Manager
Costume and make-up
- Stuart FreebornMakeup Artist
- George PartletonMakeup Artist
- John Wilson-AppersonWardrobe Master
Lighting
- Archie DansieElectrician