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1. 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 ...
- LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) Screenplay by Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson, based on ‘Seven Pillars of Wisdom’ by T. E. Lawrence. Starring Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Omar Sharif.
- THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957) Screenplay by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson, based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. Starring William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald.
- DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) Screenplay by Robert Bolt, based on the novel by Boris Pasternak. Starring Geraldine Page, Julie Christie, Tom Courtenay, Alec Guinness, Siobhan McKenna, Ralph Richardson, Omar Sharif, Rod Steiger, Rita Tushingham.
- GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946) Screenplay by David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Cecil McGivern, Ronald Neame, and Kay Walsh, based on the novel by Charles Dickens.
- Madeleine (1950) Made primarily as a wedding present to his then wife and lead actress of “Madeline’s” stage version who then reprised her role in the film, Ann Todd, “Madeleine” is famously Lean’s least favorite film of his own, and is hardly surprising to see why he must hold that opinion: the suspense is unnecessarily vamped up, the courtroom drama doesn’t go outside the realms of solid, mildly turgid filmmaking and the results are middling at best to contemporary eyes.
- This Happy Breed (1944) Another adaptation of a Noël Coward play, “This Happy Breed” centers on the trials of a British family set in the period between the two World Wars.
- Blithe Spirit (1945) Lean’s first few films were adapted from Noël Coward’s plays that on stage were highly successful productions and gave Lean a tested platform to establish his career on.
- The Passionate Friends (1949) After finishing his stellar adaptations of two great Charles Dickens novels, Lean turned to an H.G.
Apr 21, 1991 · On the day I went to visit David Lean's set of "Ryan's Daughter" in Dingle, Ireland, in 1969, the sun was shining and it reflected a dazzling light off the sands of the beach. The next day it started to rain, and within a week Robert Mitchum made his famous observation, "We've shot for one day and we're eight days behind schedule." Months later, Lean eventually took cast and crew members all ...
Mar 1, 2024 · David Lean consults Jack Hildyard, the cinematographer, and John Godar, the camera operator, during filming of ‘Sound Barrier’ Getty Images Love him or hate him, David Lean was the Christopher ...
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Sep 17, 2023 · 1 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962) Five years on from The Bridge on the River Kwai, another David Lean-directed film won Best Picture at the Oscars: the legendary Lawrence of Arabia. This one's notable ...
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3 days ago · Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada proudly announces the induction of David Lean into the 2024 Hall of Fame induction class, honouring his dedication to the sport as an athlete. Born on October 18, 1937, in Peterborough, Ontario, David’s illustrious career in water skiing ban at the age of 15 on Jack’s Lake.
