David Lean
Director
- Born
- March 25, 1908
- Died
- April 16, 1991 (age 83)
- From
- Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
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),…
Filmography (35)
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean (2026)Self (archive footage)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World (2020)Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey (2019)Self (archive footage)
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019)Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream (2017)Self (archive footage)
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration (2010)Self (Archive Footage)
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia (2001)Self (archive footage)- The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary StudioThe Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio (1985)Self
David Lean: A Life in Film (1985)Self
A Passage to India (1984)Director
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor (1979)Director- Ryan's Daughter FeaturetteRyan's Daughter Featurette (1971)Self
David Lean: A Self Portrait (1971)Self
Ryan's Daughter (1970)Director
Pasternak (1965)Self (archive footage)
Moscow in Madrid (1965)Self
Doctor Zhivago (1965)Director
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean (1965)Self- David Lean's Film of Doctor ZhivagoDavid Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago (1965)Self
Wind Sand and Star (1963)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)Director
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant (1958)Self
...On Seeing Film (1958)Self
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)Director
Summertime (1955)Director
Hobson's Choice (1954)Director
The Sound Barrier (1952)Director
Madeleine (1950)Director
The Passionate Friends (1949)Director
Oliver Twist (1948)Director