David Lean
British film director (1908-1991) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 83
Sir David Lean was an English filmmaker 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).
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David Lean: A Life in FilmFilm1979
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's AnchorFilm, Director, Writer1978
The South Bank ShowSeries1974BAFTA FellowshipAward1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series1971Film '72Series1970
Ryan's DaughterFilm, Director1968
The Dick Cavett ShowSeries1967
OmnibusSeries1963Academy Award for Best DirectorAward
Wind, Sand and StarFilm, 19631962
Lawrence of ArabiaFilm, Director, Producer1958Academy Award for Best DirectorAward1957Golden Globe Award for Best DirectorAward
The Bridge on the River KwaiFilm, 1957Director1954Golden BearAward
Reflets de CannesSeries, 1954
Hobson's ChoiceFilm, 1954Director, Writer1953Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward
The OscarsSeries, 19531950
MadeleineFilm, Director1948
Oliver TwistFilm, Director, Writer1945
Blithe SpiritFilm, Director, Writer1942
In Which We ServeFilm, Director1908Born25 March 1908People around David
Alec Guinness David directed Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
Noël Coward David directed In Which We Serve (1942)
John Mills David directed Ryan's Daughter (1970)
Ronald Neame Produced Brief Encounter and Great Expectations- Anthony Havelock-Allan Produced Brief Encounter and Great Expectations
Claude Rains David directed Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
Trevor Howard David directed Brief Encounter (1946)- Celia Johnson David directed Brief Encounter (1946)
André Morell David directed The Bridge on the River Kwai (1958)
Joyce Carey David directed Brief Encounter (1946)
Amy Veness David directed Oliver Twist and This Happy Breed- Robert Bolt Also in Doctor Zhivago and Ryan's Daughter
Omar Sharif David directed Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
José Ferrer David directed Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
Ralph Richardson David directed Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Jack Hawkins David directed Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
Stanley Holloway David directed Brief Encounter (1946)
Sam Spiegel Produced Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
John Laurie David produced Hobson's Choice (1954)
Robert Newton David directed Oliver Twist and This Happy Breed
Henry Edwards David directed Oliver Twist and Madeleine
Bernard Miles David directed Great Expectations (1946)
Robert Riettii David directed Lawrence of Arabia (1962)- Kathleen Harrison David directed In Which We Serve (1942)
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Lawrence of Arabia 1962
The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957
Brief Encounter 1945
Oliver Twist 1948
Doctor Zhivago 1965
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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).
