Return from the River Kwai

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writing Credits

Joan Blair
(book) and
Clay Blair Jr.
(book)
Sargon Tamimi
(screenplay) and
Paul Mayersberg
(screenplay)

Cast

Timothy Bottoms
Seaman Miller
Nick Tate
Lt. Commander Hunt
George Takei
Lieutenant Tanaka
Edward Fox
Major Benford
Paul Holm
Benford's Patient
Chris Penn
Lieutenant Crawford
Ronnie Lazaro
Boonrod
Richard Graham
Sergeant Perry
Tatsuya Nakadai
Major Harada
Denholm Elliott
Colonel Grayson
Anna Maria Tirol
Meo Girl
Andres Tepongco
Anon
Masato Nagamori
Lieutenant Yamashita
Pierre Valderon
Frenchman in Saigon
Patricia Edmondson
Lady in Saigon
Sheila McLaglen
Lady in Saigon
Lolita Mirpuri
Lady in Saigon
Simplicio Cahilig
Old Vietnamese Man
Sachiko Inoue
Japanese Mother
Ryusuke Inoue
Japanese Boy
Jimmy Guerrero
Japanese Businessman
Etsushi Takahashi
Captain Ozawa
Michael Dante
Commander Davidson
Alexander Blaise
Exec. Officer Clancy
Michael Kostroff
Radio Man in submarine
Motoko Kobayashi
Japanese Soldier
Masachi Tomori
Japanese Soldier
Koji Kato
Japanese Soldier
Kashinobu Shibata
Japanese Soldier
Anders Carlsson
British POW / soldier (uncredited)
John Denny
Lead British POW
Robert Denny
Lead British POW
Eric Hahn
POW
James McKenzie
POW
Berto Spoor
Benford's Soldiers

Produced by

Daniel Unger
executive producer
Kurt Unger
producer

Music by

Lalo Schifrin

Cinematography by

Arthur Wooster
director of photography

Editing by

Alan Strachan

Production Design by

Michael Stringer

Production Management

Clive Challis
production manager
Joey Romero
production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

James Devis
second unit director
Nigel Williams
second assistant director
Christopher Newman
first assistant director (uncredited)
Gene Rose Singson
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Syd Nightingale
construction manager
Saul Bass
poster designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

Pat Brennan
assistant sound editor
John Hayward
re-recording mixer (uncredited)
William Trent
footsteps editor (uncredited)

Stunts

Nigel Williams
stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

James Devis
second unit cameraman / director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Mike Frift
camera operator: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department

Nigel Williams
extras casting

Music Department

Kitarô
composer: Japanese theme (as Kitaro) / producer: Japanese theme (as Kitaro)
Bruno Lambert
music engineer
Orchestre de Paris
orchestra (as The Paris Philharmonic Orchestra)
Lalo Schifrin
conductor / orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

Renée Glynne
continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew

David Kerney
production accountant
Jane Aguirre
production coordinator (uncredited)
Biljana Mirkovic
trainee (uncredited)

Thanks

Claude Hudson
in memorium
Hide Matsunaga
special thanks
George Takei
special thanks
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