
David Lean
- Date of Birth: 1908-03-25
- Date of Death: 1991-04-16
- 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 ... 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).

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Documentary • 1985 January

The South Bank Show
Documentary • 1978 January

Talking Pictures
Documentary • 2013 January

Pasternak
Documentary • 1965 December

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Documentary, History • 2019 February

Reflets de Cannes
• 1954 March

Wind Sand and Star
Documentary • 1963 December

Ryan's Daughter Featurette
Documentary • 1970 January

E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey
Documentary • 2019 October

Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
Documentary • 2010 May