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The Dick Cavett Show1968* 6.8
The South Bank Show1978* 5.6
Film '721971* 5.1
Omnibus1967* 7.2
The Oscars1953* 7.1
Lawrence of Arabia1962* 8.0
Talking Pictures2013* 6.2
Reflets de Cannes1954* 5.0
The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973* 6.3
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast2019* 5.3The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio1985* 8.0
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean2026* NR
Pasternak1965* 6.7
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World2020* 6.8
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration2010* NR
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey2019* 7.0
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia2001* 8.5
Wind, Sand and Star1963* NR
Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream2017* 6.4
Moscow in Madrid1965* 7.0
David Lean: A Life in Film1985* 6.0
David Lean: A Self Portrait1971* NR
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean1965* 8.5
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant1958* NRDavid Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago1965* 9.0
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor1979* 7.0
...On Seeing Film1958* NRRyan's Daughter Featurette1971* NR
David Lean
DirectingBorn 25 Mar 1908Croydon, 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), 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 Br…
Known For & Filmography
The Dick Cavett Show1968* 6.8The South Bank Show1978* 5.6Film '721971* 5.1Omnibus1967* 7.2The Oscars1953* 7.1Lawrence of Arabia1962* 8.0Talking Pictures2013* 6.2Reflets de Cannes1954* 5.0The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973* 6.3Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast2019* 5.3The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio1985* 8.0Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean2026* NRPasternak1965* 6.7Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World2020* 6.8Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration2010* NRE. M. Forster: His Longest Journey2019* 7.0The Making of Lawrence of Arabia2001* 8.5Wind, Sand and Star1963* NRNostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream2017* 6.4Moscow in Madrid1965* 7.0David Lean: A Life in Film1985* 6.0David Lean: A Self Portrait1971* NRZhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean1965* 8.5The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant1958* NRDavid Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago1965* 9.0Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor1979* 7.0...On Seeing Film1958* NRRyan's Daughter Featurette1971* NRData by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.