David Lean
Known for Directing · 27 credits
- Born
- 1908-03-25
- Died
- 1991-04-16
- Place of birth
- Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
- Also known as
- 데이비드 린 · 大卫·里恩
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 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).
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (20)
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
as Motorcyclist by Suez Canal (uncredited)
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985
as Self
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
2010
as Self (Archive Footage)
Moscow in Madrid
1965
as Self
David Lean: A Life in Film
1985
as Self
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
1965
as Self
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
2020
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958
as Self
Pasternak
1965
as Self (archive footage)
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
2026
as Self (archive footage)
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
1979
as himself
David Lean: A Self Portrait
1971
as Self
...On Seeing Film
1958
as Self
Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream
2017
as Self (archive footage)
David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago
1965
as Self
Wind Sand and Star
1963
Ryan's Daughter Featurette
1970
as Self
About 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), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and A Passage to India (1984). Acclaimed and praised by directors such as Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick, Lean was vote… With 27 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, David Lean has appeared in 20 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Lean Movies
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — as Motorcyclist by Suez Canal (uncredited)
- Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019) — as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio (1985) — as Self
- Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration (2010) — as Self (Archive Footage)
- Moscow in Madrid (1965) — as Self
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