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The following is a filmography of David Lean, whose body of work in the film industry spanned the period from 1930 to 1984. This list includes the release year of the film, the role(s) Lean had in the production of each film, and additional notes such as awards and nominations.
Mar 3, 2020 · Tour our gallery of David Lean movies. All 16 of his films, ranked worst to best, include Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai.
For that firm Lean first directed adaptations of three plays by Coward: the chronicle This Happy Breed (1944), the humorous ghost story Blithe Spirit (1945) and, most notably, the sentimental drama Brief Encounter (1945).
This Happy Breed. 1944 1h 55m Not Rated. 7.3 (4K) Rate. Just after World War I, the Gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs. They live an ordinary life throughout the years, but everything changes when World War II breaks out. Director David Lean Stars Robert Newton Celia Johnson John Mills. 3.
David Lean Filmography. 1. In Which We Serve (1942) Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, War. This "story of a ship", the British destroyer H.M.S. Torrin, is told in flashbacks by survivors as they cling to a life raft. Directors: Noël Coward, David Lean | Stars: Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles, Celia Johnson.
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 of British cinema. He directed the large-scale epics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and A ...
Apr 16, 1991 · 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). Sir David Lean CBE (25 March 1908 – 16 April 1991) was an English film director, producer ...
