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Return from the River Kwai
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Cast (36)
Producers (2)
Composer (1)
Cinematographer (1)
Editor (1)
Production Designer (1)
Production Management (2)
Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors (4)
Art Department (2)
Sound Department (3)
Stunts (2)
Camera and Electrical Department (2)
Casting Department (1)
Music Department (4)
Script and Continuity Department (1)
Additional Crew (3)
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Director
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Andrew V. McLaglen
Andrew V. McLaglen
Writers
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WGA
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Joan Blair
Joan Blair
book "Return from the River Kwai" and
Clay Blair Jr.
Clay Blair Jr.
book "Return from the River Kwai"
Sargon Tamimi
Sargon Tamimi
screenplay and
Paul Mayersberg
Paul Mayersberg
screenplay
Cast
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(in credits order) verified as complete
Timothy Bottoms
Timothy Bottoms
Seaman Miller
Nick Tate
Nick Tate
Lt. Commander Hunt
George Takei
George Takei
Lieutenant Tanaka
Edward Fox
Edward Fox
Major Benford
Paul Holm
Paul Holm
Benford's Patient
Chris Penn
Chris Penn
Lieutenant Crawford
(as Christopher Penn)
Ronnie Lazaro
Ronnie Lazaro
Boonrod
Richard Graham
Richard Graham
Sergeant Perry
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Major Harada
Denholm Elliott
Denholm Elliott
Colonel Grayson
Anna Maria Tirol
Anna Maria Tirol
Meo Girl
Andres Tepongco
Andres Tepongco
Anon
Masato Nagamori
Masato Nagamori
Lieutenant Yamashita
Pierre Valderon
Pierre Valderon
Frenchman in Saigon
Patricia Edmondson
Patricia Edmondson
Lady in Saigon
Sheila McLaglen
Sheila McLaglen
Lady in Saigon
Lolita Mirpuri
Lolita Mirpuri
Lady in Saigon
Simplicio Cahilig
Simplicio Cahilig
Old Vietnamese Man
Sachiko Inoue
Sachiko Inoue
Japanese Mother
Ryusuke Inoue
Ryusuke Inoue
Japanese Boy
Jimmy Guerrero
Jimmy Guerrero
Japanese Businessman
Etsushi Takahashi
Etsushi Takahashi
Captain Ozawa
Michael Dante
Michael Dante
Commander Davidson
Alexander Blaise
Alexander Blaise
Exec. Officer Clancy
Michael Kostroff
Michael Kostroff
Radio Man in submarine
Motoko Kobayashi
Motoko Kobayashi
Japanese Soldier
Masachi Tomori
Masachi Tomori
Japanese Soldier
Koji Kato
Koji Kato
Japanese Soldier
Kashinobu Shibata
Kashinobu Shibata
Japanese Soldier
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Geno Bolda
Geno Bolda
POW
(uncredited)
Anders Carlsson
Anders Carlsson
British POW
/
soldier
(uncredited)
John Denny
John Denny
Lead British POW
(uncredited)
Robert Denny
Robert Denny
Lead British POW
(uncredited)
Eric Hahn
Eric Hahn
POW
(uncredited)
James McKenzie
James McKenzie
POW
(uncredited)
Berto Spoor
Berto Spoor
Benford's Soldiers
(uncredited)
Producers
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Daniel Unger
Daniel Unger
executive producer
Kurt Unger
Kurt Unger
producer
Composer
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Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin
Cinematographer
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Arthur Wooster
Arthur Wooster
director of photography
Editor
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Alan Strachan
Alan Strachan
Production Designer
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Michael Stringer
Michael Stringer
Production Management
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Clive Challis
Clive Challis
production manager
Joey Romero
Joey Romero
production manager (uncredited)
Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors
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James Devis
James Devis
second unit director
Nigel Williams
Nigel Williams
second assistant director
Christopher Newman
Christopher Newman
first assistant director (uncredited)
Gene Rose Singson
Gene Rose Singson
second assistant director (uncredited)
Art Department
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Syd Nightingale
Syd Nightingale
construction manager
Saul Bass
Saul Bass
poster designer (uncredited)
Sound Department
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Pat Brennan
Pat Brennan
assistant sound editor
John Hayward
John Hayward
re-recording mixer (uncredited)
William Trent
William Trent
footsteps editor (uncredited)
Stunts
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Peter Ladkani
Peter Ladkani
stunt performer
Nigel Williams
Nigel Williams
stunt performer (uncredited)
Camera and Electrical Department
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James Devis
James Devis
second unit cameraman / director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Mike Frift
Mike Frift
camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Casting Department
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Nigel Williams
Nigel Williams
extras casting
Music Department
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Kitarô
Kitarô
composer: Japanese theme (as Kitaro) / producer: Japanese theme (as Kitaro)
Bruno Lambert
Bruno Lambert
music engineer
Orchestre de Paris
Orchestre de Paris
orchestra (as The Paris Philharmonic Orchestra)
Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin
conductor / orchestrator
Script and Continuity Department
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Renée Glynne
Renée Glynne
continuity (uncredited)
Additional Crew
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David Kerney
David Kerney
production accountant
Jane Aguirre
Jane Aguirre
production coordinator (uncredited)
Biljana Mirkovic
Biljana Mirkovic
trainee (uncredited)
Thanks
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Claude Hudson
Claude Hudson
in memorium
Hide Matsunaga
Hide Matsunaga
special thanks
George Takei
George Takei
special thanks
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