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Sir David Lean, the British film director who won 28 Oscars during his career for such movie classics as "Lawrence of Arabia" and "A Passage to India," died Tuesday with one last epic...
Peter Lean. 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 ...
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Mar 1, 2024 · inside film. Love him or hate him, David Lean was ‘the Christopher Nolan of his day’. During his lifetime, the British director’s works were either heralded as masterpieces or accused of...
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May 4, 2008 · But the 21st century would not be all bad news for a reincarnated Lean. Two of this year's big Hollywood Oscar movies nod to his craft.
Apr 21, 1991 · Variety announced that Arthur Penn ("Bonnie and Clyde") had agreed to backstop Lean, partly because he wanted to see the film get made. But it was not to be. From a location scouting trip, Lean returned ill to England last winter, never to return. What will history's verdict be on his lifework?
David Lean. Director: Lawrence of Arabia. An important British filmmaker, David Lean was born in Croydon on March 25, 1908 and brought up in a strict Quaker family (ironically, as a child he wasn't allowed to go to the movies). During the 1920s, he briefly considered the possibility of becoming an accountant like his father before finding a job ...
Welcome to DavidLean.com. For over 20 years this site has been devoted to the further enjoyment and appreciation of David Lean’s career and films. At DavidLean.com you will find a wealth of information: Complete listing of his filmography, a full bibliography of books and articles on or related to David Lean, audio interviews, streaming ...
