David Lean Director William Holden Commander, Major Shears Actor Alec Guinness Colonel Nicholson Actor Sessue Hayakawa Colonel Saito Actor Jack Hawkins Major Warden Actor James Donald Major Clipton Actor Geoffrey Horne Lieutenant Joyce Actor Andre Morrell Colonel Green Actor Peter Williams Capt. Reeves Actor John Boxer Major Hughes Actor Percy Herbert Grogan Actor Harold Goodwin Baker Actor Ann Sears Nurse Actor Heihachirô Ôkawa Captain Kanematsu Actor Pierre Boulle Writer Michael Wilson Screenwriter Carl Foreman Screenwriter Sam Spiegel Producer Malcolm Arnold Original Music Jack Hildyard Cinematographer Peter Taylor Film Editing Donald M. Ashton Art Director Stuart Freeborn Makeup Artist George Partleton Makeup Artist Cecil F. Ford Production Manager Gus Agosti Assistant Director Ted Sturgis Assistant Director John Cox Sound John W. Mitchell Sound