Cast
William Holden
(I)
(1918–1981)
Cmdr. Shears
Alec Guinness
(1914–2000)
Col. Nicholson
Jack Hawkins
Maj. Warden
Sessue Hayakawa
Col. Saito
James Donald
Maj. Clipton
Geoffrey Horne
Lt. Joyce
André Morell
Col. Green
Peter Williams
Capt. Reeves
John Boxer
Major Hughes
Percy Herbert
Grogan
Harold Goodwin
Baker
Ann Sears
Nurse
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Captain Kanematsu
Keiichirô Katsumoto
Lieutenant Miura
Directing
David Lean
Director
Ted Sturgis
Assistant Director
Writing
Pierre Boulle
Novel
Carl Foreman
Screenplay
Michael Wilson
Screenplay
Art
Donald M. Ashton
Art Direction
Camera
Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
Ron Drinkwater
Clapper Loader
Production
Sam Spiegel
Producer
Costume & Make-Up
Stuart Freeborn
Makeup Artist
Editing
Peter Taylor
Editor
Sound
John W. Mitchell
Sound Designer
Malcolm Arnold
Original Music Composer
John Cox
Sound Designer