Directed credits
19
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
David Lean
Directing
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Directed movies: 19Directed series: 0All crew credits: 40
TMDB ID: 12238
IMDb ID: nm0000180
Known for: Directing
Born: March 25, 1908
Died: April 16, 1991
Age: 83
Place of birth: Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1930 - 2026
Years active: 97
Average TMDB rating: 7.07
Wikidata: Q55260
Also known as
데이비드 린 • 大卫·里恩
Frequent jobs
Director (17)Assistant Director (1)Second Unit Director (1)Editor (21)
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).
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by David Lean.
A Passage to India
Director
1984 Movie
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
Director
1979 Movie
Ryan's Daughter
Director
1970 Movie
Doctor Zhivago
Director
1965 Movie
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Second Unit Director
1965 Movie
Lawrence of Arabia
Director
1962 Movie
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Director
1957 Movie
Summertime
Director
1955 Movie
Hobson's Choice
Director
1954 Movie
The Sound Barrier
Director
1952 Movie
Madeleine
Director
1950 Movie
The Passionate Friends
Director
1949 Movie
Oliver Twist
Director
1948 Movie
Great Expectations
Director
1946 Movie
Brief Encounter
Director
1945 Movie
Blithe Spirit
Director
1945 Movie
This Happy Breed
Director
1944 Movie
In Which We Serve
Director
1942 Movie
Major Barbara
Assistant Director
1941 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with David Lean.
Lawrence of Arabia
Director
1962 Movie
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Director
1957 Movie
Brief Encounter
Director
1945 Movie
Oliver Twist
Director
1948 Movie
Doctor Zhivago
Director
1965 Movie
Hobson's Choice
Director
1954 Movie
Great Expectations
Director
1946 Movie
Ryan's Daughter
Director
1970 Movie
Pygmalion
Editor
1938 Movie
49th Parallel
Editor
1941 Movie
Blithe Spirit
Director
1945 Movie
A Passage to India
Director
1984 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with David Lean.
The Oscars
as Self • 2 eps
1953 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with David Lean.
Lawrence of Arabia
Director
1962 Movie
Brief Encounter
Director
1945 Movie
Doctor Zhivago
Director
1965 Movie
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Director
1957 Movie
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Second Unit Director
1965 Movie
Oliver Twist
Director
1948 Movie
A Passage to India
Director
1984 Movie
Great Expectations
Director
1946 Movie
In Which We Serve
Director
1942 Movie
49th Parallel
Editor
1941 Movie
Blithe Spirit
Director
1945 Movie
This Happy Breed
Director
1944 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with David Lean.
The South Bank Show
as Self • 1 eps
1978 Series
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series
Omnibus
as Self • 1 eps
1967 Series
The Oscars
as Self • 2 eps
1953 Series
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2013 Series
Reflets de Cannes
as Self • 1 eps
1954 Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self • 1 eps
1973 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for David Lean.
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Editor
1942 Movie
49th Parallel
Editor
1941 Movie
Spy for a Day
Editor
1940 Movie
French Without Tears
Editor
1940 Movie
Spies of the Air
Editor
1939 Movie
Pygmalion
Editor
1938 Movie
Dreaming Lips
Editor
1937 Movie
As You Like It
Editor
1936 Movie
Ball at Savoy
Editor
1936 Movie
The Crouching Beast
Editor
1935 Movie
Escape Me Never
Editor
1935 Movie
Tiger Bay
Editor
1934 Movie
The Secret of the Loch
Editor
1934 Movie
Dangerous Ground
Editor
1934 Movie
The Fortunate Fool
Editor
1933 Movie
Song of the Plough
Editor
1933 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for David Lean.
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
as Self (archive footage)
2026 Movie
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2020 Movie
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019 Movie
Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
as Self (Archive Footage)
2010 Movie
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
as Self (archive footage)
2001 Movie
David Lean: A Life in Film
as Self
1985 Movie
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
as himself
1979 Movie
David Lean: A Self Portrait
as Self
1971 Movie
Pasternak
as Self (archive footage)
1965 Movie
Moscow in Madrid
as Self
1965 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for David Lean.
Talking Pictures
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2013 Series
The South Bank Show
as Self • 1 eps
1978 Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self • 1 eps
1973 Series
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series
Omnibus
as Self • 1 eps
1967 Series
Reflets de Cannes
as Self • 1 eps
1954 Series
The Oscars
as Self • 2 eps
1953 Series