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David Lean

David Lean

Directing

March 25, 1908 – April 16, 1991 (died at 83)
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Male
77 Movies
7 TV Shows

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).

Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962 8.0

as Motorcyclist by Suez Canal (uncredited)

Age 54 (now 83)
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962 8.0

Director

Age 54 (now 83)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957 7.8

Director

Age 49 (now 83)
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965 7.6

Director

Age 57 (now 83)
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

1945 7.7

Additional Writing

Age 37 (now 83)
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

1945 7.7

Director

Age 37 (now 83)
Great Expectations
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1946 7.3

Screenplay

Age 38 (now 83)
Great Expectations
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1946 7.3

Director

Age 38 (now 83)
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor

Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor

1979 7.0

as himself

Age 71 (now 83)
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1948 7.6

Screenplay

Age 40 (now 83)
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1948 7.6

Director

Age 40 (now 83)
A Passage to India
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984 6.8

Screenplay

Age 76 (now 83)
A Passage to India
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984 6.8

Editor

Age 76 (now 83)
A Passage to India
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984 6.8

Director

Age 76 (now 83)
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

1954 7.4

Screenplay

Age 46 (now 83)
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

1954 7.4

Producer

Age 46 (now 83)