David Lean
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday25 March 1908
Died16 April 1991 (age 83)
Place of birthCroydon, Surrey, England, UK
Known credits70
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 Br…
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
2020 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Talking Pictures
2013 · Self (archive footage)
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
2010 · Self (Archive Footage)
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
2001 · Self (archive footage)
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985 · Self
David Lean: A Life in Film
1985 · Self
A Passage to India
1984 · Director
A Passage to India
1984 · Screenplay
A Passage to India
1984 · Editor
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
1979 · himself
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
1979 · Director
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
1979 · Writer
The South Bank Show
1978 · Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
Film '72
1971 · Self
Ryan's Daughter Featurette
1971 · Self
David Lean: A Self Portrait
1971 · Self
Ryan's Daughter
1970 · Director
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
Omnibus
1967 · Self
Pasternak
1965 · Self (archive footage)
Moscow in Madrid
1965 · Self
Doctor Zhivago
1965 · Director
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 · Second Unit Director
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
1965 · Self
David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago
1965 · Self
Wind, Sand and Star
1963
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · Motorcyclist by Suez Canal (uncredited)
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 · Director
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958 · Self
...On Seeing Film
1958 · Self
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · Director
Summertime
1955 · Director
Summertime
1955 · Screenplay
Hobson's Choice
1954 · Director
Hobson's Choice
1954 · Screenplay
Hobson's Choice
1954 · Producer
Reflets de Cannes
1954 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
The Sound Barrier
1952 · Director
The Sound Barrier
1952 · Producer
Madeleine
1950 · Director
The Passionate Friends
1949 · Director
The Passionate Friends
1949 · Adaptation
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