David Lean
Director, Producer, Actor, Writer, Editor
March 25, 1908 — April 16, 1991 (83 years)
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).
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).
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| 1970 | Ryan's DaughterOn Plex |
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| 1957 | |
| 1955 | SummertimeOn Plex |
| 1954 | Hobson's ChoiceOn Plex |
| 1952 | |
| 1950 | MadeleineOn Plex |
| 1949 | The Passionate FriendsOn Plex |
| 1948 | Oliver TwistOn Plex |
| 1946 | Great ExpectationsOn Plex |
| 1945 | Brief EncounterOn Plex |
| 1945 | Blithe SpiritOn Plex |
| 1944 | This Happy BreedOn Plex |
| 1942 | In Which We ServeOn Plex |
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| 1954 | Hobson's ChoiceOn Plex |
| 1952 |
| 1998 | The Best of Hollywood · as Interview |
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia · as Motorcyclist By Suez Canal (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Summertime · as Man At Café (unconfirmed)On Plex |
| 1984 | A Passage to India · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | Summertime · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1954 | Hobson's Choice · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1948 | Oliver Twist · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1946 | Great Expectations · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1945 | Brief EncounterOn Plex |
| 1945 | Blithe Spirit · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1944 | This Happy Breed · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
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| 1941 | 49th ParallelOn Plex |
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| 1938 | PygmalionOn Plex |
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| 1936 | As You Like ItOn Plex |
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| 2026 | Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | Omar Sharif - Aus dem Leben eines Nomaden · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey · as Self (archive Footage)On Plex |
| 2018 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael · as Self - FilmmakerOn Plex |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Nostromo: El sueño imposible de David Lean · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | Talking Pictures (2013) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' · as Self |
| 2001 | The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1995 | |
| 1985 | The 57th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1982 | Wogan · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight · as Self |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award · as Self |
| 1971 | Film · as Self |
| 1970 | The 42nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Commenting On New Freedom And Trends In Film |
| 1969 | The David Frost Show · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show · as Self - GuestOn Plex |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) · as Self |
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| 1963 | The 35th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1958 | The 30th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) · as Self - Via Maz |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards · as Self |
| 1952 | Reflets de Cannes · as Self |
| 1952 | Today · as Self - Guest |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told · as Second Unit DirectorOn Plex |
| 1949 | The Passionate Friends · as AdaptationOn Plex |
| 1941 | Major Barbara · as Assistant Director |
| 1927 | Quinneys · as Production Runner |