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Birth Name: David Lean

Born: 25 March 1908 Died: 16 April 1991

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Height: 6' 1"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Sandra Cooke


Lists

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The Idiot's Guide To Famous (Classic) Filmmakers (85 items)
list by Severin Severin
Published 11 years, 1 month ago 14 comments
109 votes
Directors' Favorite Actors/Actresses (94 items)
list by Stehako
Published 6 years, 6 months ago 14 comments
75 votes
A Movie for every Director (Part 1) (100 items)
list by xolmis
Published 11 years ago 7 comments
75 votes
Directors and Their Masterpieces *UPDATED* (32 items)
list by Moon River
Published 12 years ago 21 comments
71 votes
My Top Directors (40 items)
list by Lexi
Published 15 years, 5 months ago 5 comments

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Sir David Lean CBE was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most important figures in British cinema, Lean directed the large-scale epics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984). He also directed the film adaptations of two Charles Dickens novels, Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948), as well as the romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945).
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Movies directed by

Most popular
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Rating:
8.2
1209 Watched
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8.1
918 Watched
3. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Rating:
7.6
660 Watched
4. Brief Encounter (1945)
Rating:
8
393 Watched
Rating:
7.7
236 Watched




Movies

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Rating:
8.2
1209 Watched
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7.4
70 Watched




Movies written by

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1. Brief Encounter (1945)
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8
393 Watched
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7.7
236 Watched
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7.2
179 Watched
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7.4
133 Watched
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7.4
70 Watched




TV

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Rating:
5.8
281 Watched
2. Today (1952)
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6.6
94 Watched
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8.3
23 Watched
Rating:
8.5
13 Watched
5. Omnibus (1967)
Rating:
8.8
7 Watched




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TCMโ€™s The Essential Directors (56 person items)

"Must-See Movies Blithe Spirit Brief Encounter Great Expectations Summertime The Bridge on the River Kwai Lawrence of Arabia Doctor Zhivago A Passage to India "


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Aries (541 person items)
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Top Ten Films - David Lean (13 movies items)
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Every Best Director Winner (71 person items)

"1957-The Bridge on the River Kwai 1962-Lawrence of Arabia "


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Influences (127 person items)
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People I Like (21 person items)
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Stehako added this to a list 6 years, 6 months ago
Directors' Favorite Actors/Actresses (94 person items)

"Alec Guinness - Great Expectations - Oliver Twist - The Bridge on the River Kwai - Lawrence of Arabia - Doctor Zhivago - A Passage to India John Mills - In Which We Serve - This Happy Breed - Great Expectations - Hobson's Choice - Ryan's Daughter Guinness and Mills in Lean's Great Expectations"


Nattkrypet added this to a list 6 years, 7 months ago
Films that Director's Never Got to Make or Wanted (81 person items)

"1955 "Journey into Space" (expressed an interest to do a film version of the BBC science fiction radio serial) 1987 "Empire of the Sun" (originally wanted to do it, but he passed the project over to Steven Spielberg in order to concentrate on his other passion project "Nostromo") 1991 "Nostromo" (adaptation of the novel by Joseph Conrad. He wrote the screenplay and the film was budget with $46 million dollars. Dennis Quaid, Isabella Rossellini, Julian Sands, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Irene Papas a"


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Influences (127 person items)
hulkargh added this to a list 7 years, 8 months ago
Best Directors (33 person items)
Beroofficial added this to a list 7 years, 9 months ago
100 Greatest Filmmakers of All Time (100 person items)

"British Major Works: Lawrence of Arabia (1962) The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Brief Encounter (1945) โ€ข Director, Writer, Producer, Editor. โ€ข "


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Oscars 1963 Winners (My Version) (25 movies items)

"Best Director! Winner: David Lean, Lawrence of Arabia! Nominees: John Ford - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance John Frankenheimer - The Manchurian Candidate Arthur Penn - The Miracle Worker Robert Mulligan - To Kill a Mockingbird"


Dark Warrior added this to a list 8 years ago
Legendary Filmakers & Their Masterpieces (20 movies items)

" Born March 25 1908 died April 16 1991 Directing Career : 1942-1984 Number Of Films : 17 __________ Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) My Rating : 2.0 for Exceptional The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) My Rating : 2.5 for Remarquable Great Expectations (1946) My Rating : 3.0 for Magnificent "


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Oscars 1948 Winners (My Version) (24 movies items)

"Best Adapted Screenplay! Winner: David Lean, Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan, Great Expectations! Nominees: Richard Murphy - Boomerang! John Paxton - Crossfire Moss Hart - Gentleman's Agreement George Seaton - Miracle on 34th Street"


darthjoker12 added this to a list 8 years, 2 months ago
Oscars 1946 Winners (My Version) (24 movies items)

"Best Director! Winner: David Lean, Brief Encounter! Nominees: Leo McCarey - The Bells of St. Mary's Billy Wilder - The Lost Weekend Clarence Brown - National Velvet Alfred Hitchcock - Spellbound"