David Lean
Directing · Editor · Director · Screenplay
Born Mar 25, 1908 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Active 1927–1991 · 6′1″ (185 cm)
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…
Filmography
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — Motorcyclist by Suez Canal (uncredited) · DirectorThe Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) — DirectorDoctor Zhivago (1965) — DirectorBrief Encounter (1945) — Director · Additional WritingGreat Expectations (1946) — Screenplay · DirectorOliver Twist (1948) — Director · ScreenplayA Passage to India (1984) — Director · Screenplay · EditorHobson's Choice (1954) — Director · Producer · ScreenplayRyan's Daughter (1970) — DirectorPygmalion (1938) — EditorBlithe Spirit (1945) — Director · ScreenplaySummertime (1955) — Screenplay · DirectorThe Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) — Second Unit Director49th Parallel (1941) — EditorIn Which We Serve (1942) — DirectorThis Happy Breed (1944) — Director · ScreenplayThe Passionate Friends (1949) — Director · AdaptationThe Sound Barrier (1952) — Director · ProducerOne of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) — EditorMadeleine (1950) — DirectorMajor Barbara (1941) — Assistant DirectorMoney for Speed (1933) — EditorThese Charming People (1931) — EditorThe Crouching Beast (1935) — Editor