| DAVIDLEAN | English director of the Oscar-winning films The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) (5,4) |
| LEAN | Oscar-winning director whose films The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia and A Passage to India feature scores by Maurice Jarre (4) |
| ALECGUINNESS | *Actor in "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957) |
| ELIA | Turkish-born US director of the Oscar-winning films Gentleman's Agreement (1947) (4) |
| KAZAN | Turkish-born US director of the Oscar-winning films Gentleman's Agreement (1947) (5) |
| CAROLREED | Oscar-winning English director of the 1968 musical Oliver! (5,4) |
| MELGIBSON | Star and director of the Oscar-winning Braveheart |
| DENYSARCAND | Director of the Oscar-winning film The Barbarian Invasions (5,6) |
| PEPELEPEW | Star of the Oscar-winning short film 'For Scent-imental Reasons' |
| RUSSELL | Director of the Oscar-winning film Women in Love and later The Devils and The Whos Tommy ( (7) |
| ARNOLD | Malcolm, British composer who wrote the score for the 1957 film The Bridge On The River Kwai (6) |
| THEREADER | Award-winning film's storyline about English monarch (3,6) |
| JONATHANDEMME | Director of the Oscar-winning psychological thriller film The Silence of the Lambs: 2 wds. |
| COLONELBOGEY | Marching tune that featured in the 1957 film The Bridge on the River Kwai (7,5) |
| DEARDEN | Basil ___, English director of the films Victim, Masquerade and Woman of Straw (7) |
| WINNER | Michael ___, English director of the Death Wish series of films (6) |
| RIVERKWAI | "Do not speak to me of rules. This is war! This is not a game of cricket!" ordered Colonel Saito in the 1957 film, The Bridge On The ... (5,4) |
| COLONEL | ____ Bogey March, one often whistled and featuring in 1957 film The Bridge On The River Kwai (7) |
| REED | Sir Carol, English director of the film The Third Man (4) |
| KENANNAKIN | English director of the film comedy Monte Carlo Or Bust (3,7) |
