
Born
March 25, 1908
Died
April 16, 1991
Place of Birth
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
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), …

Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
2026

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
2020

E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey
2019

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019

Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream
2017

Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
2010

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
2001
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985

David Lean: A Life in Film
1985

Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
1979

David Lean: A Self Portrait
1971
Ryan's Daughter Featurette
1970

Pasternak
1965

Moscow in Madrid
1965

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
1965
David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago
1965

Wind Sand and Star
1963

Lawrence of Arabia
1962

The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
1958

...On Seeing Film
1958