David Lean
Known for: Directing
Born: March 25, 1908
Died: April 16, 1991
Sir David Lean CBE (25 March 1908 – 16 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most important figures in British cinema, he is best remembered for adapting the works of Charles Dickens and Noël Coward, and for his large scale period epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and A Passage to India (1984). Acclaimed and praised by directors such as S…
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Pasternak
1965
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
2001
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
1965
David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago
1965
Ryan's Daughter Featurette
1971
David Lean: A Self Portrait
1971
David Lean: A Life in Film
1985
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
2026
Wind Sand and Star
1963
...On Seeing Film
1958
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
1979
Moscow in Madrid
1965
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey
2019
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
2010
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985
Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream
2017
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
2020
The South Bank Show
1978
The Oscars
1953
Talking Pictures
2013
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Reflets de Cannes
1954
Omnibus
1967
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019