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David Lean

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 03/25/1908 († 83, 04/16/1991) | Croydon, Surrey, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Sir David Lean (25 March 1908 – 16 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor, widely considered one of the most important figures of British cinema. He directed the large-scale epics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and A Passage to India (1984). He also directed the film adaptations of Charles Dickens novels Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948), as well as the romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945). Lean made his directorial debut with 1942's ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in th ...

Lawrence of Arabia

NR

1962 | 4.0/5 | 3h 47min
Adventure, Drama, History, War
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The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution. ...

Doctor Zhivago

PG-13

1965 | 3.8/5 | 3h 20min
Drama, Romance / Love, War
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In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham ...

Great Expectations

NR

1946 | 3.6/5 | 1h 58min
Romance / Love, Drama, History
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The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but C ...

The Bridge on the River Kwai

PG

1957 | 3.9/5 | 2h 41min
Drama, History, War
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Awards & Nominations for David Lean

Commander of The Order of The British Empire Directors Guild of America Awards BAFTA Fellowship 2x Academy Award for Best Director AFI Life Achievement Award Golden Globe Award for Best Director Golden Bear National Board of Review Award for Best Film Knight Bachelor Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts 7x Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing 3x Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with David Lean as Actor(13)

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2020 Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Himself (archive footage)2019 E.M. Forster: His Longest Journey
as Self (archive footage)2017 Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream
as Self (archive footage)2003 The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
as Self (archive footage)2000 The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
as Self (archival footage)1992 The South Bank Show: Noël Coward
as Himself-Interviewee1985 The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
as himself1985 David Lean: A Life in Film
as himself1979 Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
as himself1965 Pasternak
as himself1965 Moscow in Madrid
as Motorcyclist by Suez Canal (uncredited)1962 Lawrence of Arabia
as himself1958 The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

TV Shows/Series with David Lean as Actor(4)

as Self (archive footage)2013 Talking Pictures
1978 The South Bank Show
as himself1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show

Movies with David Lean as Crew(52)

Directing/Director1984 A Passage to India
Editing/Editor1984 A Passage to India
Writing/Screenplay1984 A Passage to India
Directing/Director1979 Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
Writing/Writer1979 Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
Directing/Director1970 Ryan's Daughter
Directing/Director1965 Doctor Zhivago
Directing/Director1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
Directing/Second Unit Director1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
Directing/Director1962 Lawrence of Arabia
Directing/Director1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai
Directing/Director1955 Summertime
Writing/Screenplay1955 Summertime
Directing/Director1954 Hobson's Choice
Production/Producer1954 Hobson's Choice
Writing/Screenplay1954 Hobson's Choice
Directing/Director1952 The Sound Barrier
Production/Producer1952 The Sound Barrier
Directing/Director1950 Madeleine
Directing/Director1949 The Passionate Friends
Writing/Adaptation1949 The Passionate Friends
Directing/Director1948 Oliver Twist
Writing/Screenplay1948 Oliver Twist
Directing/Director1946 Great Expectations
Writing/Screenplay1946 Great Expectations
Crew/Additional Writing1945 Brief Encounter
Directing/Director1945 Brief Encounter
Directing/Director1945 Blithe Spirit
Writing/Screenplay1945 Blithe Spirit
Directing/Director1944 This Happy Breed
Writing/Screenplay1944 This Happy Breed
Directing/Director1942 In Which We Serve
Editing/Editor1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Directing/Assistant Director1941 Major Barbara
Editing/Editor1941 49th Parallel
Editing/Editor1940 French Without Tears
Editing/Editor1939 Pygmalion
Editing/Editor1939 Spies of the Air
Editing/Editor1937 The Wife of General Ling
Editing/Editor1937 Dreaming Lips
Editing/Editor1936 Ball at Savoy
Editing/Editor1936 As You Like It
Editing/Editor1935 The Crouching Beast
Editing/Editor1934 Dangerous Ground
Editing/Editor1934 Tiger Bay
Editing/Editor1934 The Secret of the Loch
Editing/Editor1933 The Ghost Camera
Editing/Editor1933 Money for Speed
Editing/Editor1933 Song of the Plough
Editing/Editor1933 The Fortunate Fool
Editing/Editor1931 These Charming People
Editing/Editor1930 The Night Porter

Full Name: David Lean
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 03/25 1908 (March) in Croydon, Surrey, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Tuesday, 04/16 1991 (April) in Limehouse (aged: 83)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Leighton Park School
Spouses (current/former): Kay Walsh, Ann Todd
Siblings: Edward Tangye Lean
Mother: Helena Tangye
Other names for David Lean (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"데이비드 린"
David Lean frequently works together with these people:
Noël Coward (16x, Crew)
Ronald Neame (16x, Crew)
Norman Spencer (11x, Crew)
Alec Guinness (10x, Actor)
Winston Ryder (9x, Crew)
John Mills (8x, Actor)
Omar Sharif (8x, Actor)
Anthony Havelock-Allan (8x, Crew)
Muir Mathieson (8x, Crew)
George Pollock (7x, Crew)
Michael Powell (7x, Crew)
Bette Davis (3x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2266, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024