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David Lean

David Lean

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

25/03/1908

Day of Death

16/04/1991
(83) years old

Place of Birth

Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

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 e... Read More

Known For

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey

E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream

Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream

Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration

Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

David Lean: A Life in Film

David Lean: A Life in Film

Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor

Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor

Filmography

Cast

2020

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2019

E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2017

Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream

as Self (archive footage)

2010

Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration

as Self (Archive Footage)

2000

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

as Self (archive footage)

1992

The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

as Self (archival footage)

1985

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films...

as Self

1985

David Lean: A Life in Film

as Self

1979

Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anch...

as himself

1971

David Lean: A Self Portrait

as Self

1970

Ryan's Daughter Featurette

as Self

1965

Pasternak

as Himself

1965

Moscow in Madrid

as Self

1965

David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago

as Self

1965

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Le...

as Self

1963

Wind Sand and Star

1962

Lawrence of Arabia

as Motorcyclist by Suez Canal (uncredited)

1958

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

as Self

Crew

1984

A Passage to India

as Director

1984

A Passage to India

as Screenplay

1984

A Passage to India

as Editor

1979

Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anch...

as Writer

1979

Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anch...

as Director

1970

Ryan's Daughter

as Director

1965

Doctor Zhivago

as Director

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Second Unit Director

1962

Lawrence of Arabia

as Director

1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai

as Director

1955

Summertime

as Screenplay

1955

Summertime

as Director

1954

Hobson's Choice

as Director

1954

Hobson's Choice

as Producer

1954

Hobson's Choice

as Screenplay

1952

The Sound Barrier

as Director

1952

The Sound Barrier

as Producer

1950

Madeleine

as Director

1949

The Passionate Friends

as Adaptation

1949

The Passionate Friends

as Director

1948

Oliver Twist

as Director

1948

Oliver Twist

as Screenplay

1946

Great Expectations

as Director

1946

Great Expectations

as Screenplay

1945

Brief Encounter

as Director

1945

Brief Encounter

as Additional Writing

1945

Blithe Spirit

as Director

1945

Blithe Spirit

as Screenplay

1944

This Happy Breed

as Director

1944

This Happy Breed

as Screenplay

1942

In Which We Serve

as Director

1942

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

as Editor

1941

49th Parallel

as Editor

1941

Major Barbara

as Assistant Director

1940

Spy for a Day

as Editor

1940

French Without Tears

as Editor

1939

Spies of the Air

as Editor

1939

Pygmalion

as Editor

1937

The Wife of General Ling

as Editor

1937

Dreaming Lips

as Editor

1936

As You Like It

as Editor

1936

Ball at Savoy

as Editor

1935

The Crouching Beast

as Editor

1935

Escape Me Never

as Editor

1934

The King of Paris

as Editor

1934

Tiger Bay

as Editor

1934

The Secret of the Loch

as Editor

1934

Dangerous Ground

as Editor

1933

The Fortunate Fool

as Editor

1933

Song of the Plough

as Editor

1933

Money for Speed

as Editor

1933

The Ghost Camera

as Editor

1932

Insult

as Editor

1931

These Charming People

as Editor

1930

The Night Porter

as Editor

1928

Sailors Don't Care

as Assistant Camera

1927

Quinneys

as Production Runner