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David Lean

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David Lean

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Also known as Sir David Lean

British film director (1908–1991)

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David Lean was a British film director who lived from 1908 to 1991 and became known for directing major motion pictures. He is considered an important figure in cinema history, though the specific details of his most celebrated works and influence would require additional context to fully explain.

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Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

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),…

Known for

  • Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean — Self (archive footage)2026
  • Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2020
  • E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2019
  • Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream — Self (archive footage)2017
  • Talking Pictures — Self (archive footage)2013
  • Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration — Self (Archive Footage)2010
  • The Making of Lawrence of Arabia — Self (archive footage)2001
  • The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio — Self1985
  • David Lean: A Life in Film — Self1985

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Instance of
human
Given name
David
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Croydon
Place of death
Limehouse
Occupation
producer
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
Doctor Zhivago
Image
DavidLean1965.jpg
Height
185
Number of children
1
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date of birth
1908-03-25
date of death
1991-04-16
cause of death
esophageal cancer
topic's main category
Category:David Lean
manner of death
natural causes
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Commons category
David Lean
place of burial
Putney Vale Cemetery
name in native language
David Lean
start of work period
1934-00-00
related category
Category:Films directed by David Lean
described by source
The Times
date of burial or cremation
1991-04-22
different from
David Lean
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Sir David Lean (25 March 1908 – 16 April 1991) was an English filmmaker 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 Passage to India (1984). He also directed the film adaptations of Charles Dickens novels Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948), as well as the romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945).

Originally a film editor in the early 1930s, Lean made his directorial debut with 1942's In Which We Serve, which was the first of four collaborations with Noël Coward. Lean began to make internationally co-produced films financed by the big Hollywood studios, beginning with Summertime in 1955. The critical failure of his film Ryan's Daughter in 1970 led him to take a fourteen-year break from filmmaking, during which he planned a number of film projects which never came to fruition. In 1984, he had a career revival with A Passage to India, adapted from E. M. Forster's novel. This was a hit with critics, but it proved to be the last film that Lean directed.

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