David Lean Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

David Lean

David Lean

Directing

Biography

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).

Filmography Movies

Acting

Pasternak movie poster
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Pasternak

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Pasternak
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia movie poster
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The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

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The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
Self (archive footage)
Moscow in Madrid movie poster
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Moscow in Madrid

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Moscow in Madrid
Self
Wind Sand and Star movie poster
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Wind Sand and Star

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Wind Sand and Star
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey movie poster
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E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey

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E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey
Self (archive footage)
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant movie poster
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The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

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The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
Self
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration movie poster
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Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration

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Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
Self (Archive Footage)
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor movie poster
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Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor

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Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
himself
David Lean's Film of Doctor ZhivagoMOVIE
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David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago

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David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago
Self
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean movie poster
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Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

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Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
Self

Production

The Secret of the Loch movie poster
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The Secret of the Loch

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The Secret of the Loch
Editor
Dreaming Lips movie poster
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Dreaming Lips

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Dreaming Lips
Editor
The Bridge on the River Kwai movie poster
MOVIE

The Bridge on the River Kwai

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The Bridge on the River Kwai
Director
Brief Encounter movie poster
MOVIE

Brief Encounter

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Brief Encounter
Director
Doctor Zhivago movie poster
MOVIE

Doctor Zhivago

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Doctor Zhivago
Director
Lawrence of Arabia movie poster
MOVIE

Lawrence of Arabia

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Lawrence of Arabia
Director
Oliver Twist movie poster
MOVIE

Oliver Twist

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Oliver Twist
Director
Oliver Twist movie poster
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Oliver Twist

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Oliver Twist
Screenplay
In Which We Serve movie poster
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In Which We Serve

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In Which We Serve
Director
Great Expectations movie poster
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Great Expectations

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Great Expectations
Director

Gallery

David Lean portrait
David Lean portrait
David Lean portrait
David Lean portrait
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