David Lean
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),...
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),...
Known For
Cast Credits
Lawrence of Arabia
as Motorcyclist by Suez Canal (uncredited)
Crew Credits
A Passage to India
Director
Ryan's Daughter
Director
Doctor Zhivago
Director
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Second Unit Director
Lawrence of Arabia
Director
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Director
Summertime
Director
Hobson's Choice
Director
The Sound Barrier
Director
Madeleine
Director
The Passionate Friends
Director
Oliver Twist
Director
Great Expectations
Director
Brief Encounter
Director
Blithe Spirit
Director
This Happy Breed
Director
In Which We Serve
Director
49th Parallel
Editor
Major Barbara
Assistant Director
Spy for a Day
Editor
French Without Tears
Editor
Spies of the Air
Editor
Pygmalion
Editor
The Wife of General Ling
Editor
Dreaming Lips
Editor
As You Like It
Editor
Ball at Savoy
Editor
The Crouching Beast
Editor
Escape Me Never
Editor