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David Lean

David Lean

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 Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick, Lean was voted 9th greatest film director of all time in the British Film Institute Sight & Sound "Directors Top Directors" poll 2002. Nominated seven times for the Academy Award for Best Director, winning twice for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia, he has seven films in the British Film Institute's Top 100 British Films (with three of them being in the top five).

Personal information

Birthday

1908-03-25

Birth Place

Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

David Lean: A Life in Film

David Lean: A Life in Film

1985

6.0

Movie
David Lean: A Self Portrait

David Lean: A Self Portrait

1971

0.0

Movie
David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago

David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago

1965

0.0

Movie
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration

Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration

2010

0.0

Movie
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey

E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey

2019

0.0

Movie
Epic – The Life & Times of David Lean

Epic – The Life & Times of David Lean

0.0

Movie
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

8.0

Movie
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor

Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor

1979

7.0

Movie
Moscow in Madrid

Moscow in Madrid

1965

0.0

Movie
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

2019

5.5

Movie
Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream

Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream

2017

6.0

Movie
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

2020

7.0

Movie
Pasternak

Pasternak

1965

5.0

Movie
poster

Reflets de Cannes

1954

0.0

TV
Ryan's Daughter Featurette

Ryan's Daughter Featurette

1970

0.0

Movie
poster

Talking Pictures

2013

5.0

TV
poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

6.3

TV
poster

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

6.7

TV
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

1985

6.0

Movie
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'

The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'

2003

7.0

Movie
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

2000

10.0

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

1958

0.0

Movie
poster

The South Bank Show

1978

5.3

TV
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

1992

0.0

Movie
Wind Sand and Star

Wind Sand and Star

1963

0.0

Movie
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

1965

0.0

Movie