David Lean
Born
1908-03-25
Place of birth
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Died
1991-04-16
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...
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Motorcyclist by Suez Canal (uncredited)
The Oscars
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Omnibus
Self
Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream
Self (archive footage)
The South Bank Show
Self
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Pasternak
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
Self (archive footage)
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey
Self (archive footage)
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
himself
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Self