Filmography
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Known For
The Bridge on the River Kwai Director (1957) -
Lawrence of Arabia Director (1962) -
Doctor Zhivago Director (1965) -
Known For
A Passage to India Editor (1984) -
Director
A Passage to India (1984)
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Ryan's Daughter (1970) -
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
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The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) -
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
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Summertime (1955) -
Hobson's Choice (1954) -
The Sound Barrier (1952) -
![Madeleine]( "Madeleine")
Madeleine (1950) -
![The Passionate Friends]( "The Passionate Friends")
The Passionate Friends (1949) -
![Oliver Twist]( "Oliver Twist")
Oliver Twist (1948) -
![Great Expectations]( "Great Expectations")
Great Expectations (1946) -
![Brief Encounter]( "Brief Encounter")
Brief Encounter (1945) -
![Blithe Spirit]( "Blithe Spirit")
Blithe Spirit (1945) -
![This Happy Breed]( "This Happy Breed")
This Happy Breed (1944) -
![In Which We Serve]( "In Which We Serve")
In Which We Serve (1942) -
Director
![Major Barbara]( "Major Barbara")
Major Barbara (1941) -
Writer
![A Passage to India]( "A Passage to India")
A Passage to India (1984) -
![Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor]( "Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor")
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![Summertime]( "Summertime")
Summertime (1955) -
![Hobson's Choice]( "Hobson's Choice")
Hobson's Choice (1954) -
![The Passionate Friends]( "The Passionate Friends")
The Passionate Friends (1949) -
![Oliver Twist]( "Oliver Twist")
Oliver Twist (1948) -
![Great Expectations]( "Great Expectations")
Great Expectations (1946) -
![Brief Encounter]( "Brief Encounter")
Brief Encounter (1945) -
![Blithe Spirit]( "Blithe Spirit")
Blithe Spirit (1945) -
Writer
![This Happy Breed]( "This Happy Breed")
This Happy Breed (1944) -
Actor
![Lawrence of Arabia]( "Lawrence of Arabia")
Lawrence of Arabia Motorcyclist by Suez Canal (1962) -
![Summertime]( "Summertime")
Summertime Man at Café (1955) -
Actor
![Money for Speed]( "Money for Speed")
Money for Speed Reporter (1933) -
Producer
![Lawrence of Arabia]( "Lawrence of Arabia")
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) -
![Hobson's Choice]( "Hobson's Choice")
Hobson's Choice (1954) -
Producer
![The Sound Barrier]( "The Sound Barrier")
The Sound Barrier (1952) -
Editor
![A Passage to India]( "A Passage to India")
A Passage to India (1984) -
![In Which We Serve]( "In Which We Serve")
In Which We Serve (1942) -
![One of Our Aircraft Is Missing]( "One of Our Aircraft Is Missing")
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![49th Parallel]( "49th Parallel")
49th Parallel (1941) -
![Major Barbara]( "Major Barbara")
Major Barbara (1941) -
![French Without Tears]( "French Without Tears")
French Without Tears (1940) -
![Spies of the Air]( "Spies of the Air")
Spies of the Air (1939) -
![Pygmalion]( "Pygmalion")
Pygmalion (1938) -
![The Last Adventurers]( "The Last Adventurers")
The Last Adventurers (1937) -
![Wife of General Ling]( "Wife of General Ling")
Wife of General Ling (1937) -
![Dreaming Lips]( "Dreaming Lips")
Dreaming Lips (1937) -
![As You Like It]( "As You Like It")
As You Like It (1936) -
With Pleasure, Madame (1936)
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![Turn of the Tide]( "Turn of the Tide")
Turn of the Tide (1935) -
![The Crouching Beast]( "The Crouching Beast")
The Crouching Beast (1935) -
![Escape Me Never]( "Escape Me Never")
Escape Me Never (1935) -
![Brewster's Millions]( "Brewster's Millions")
Brewster's Millions (1935) -
![Java Head]( "Java Head")
Java Head (1934) -
![The Secret of the Loch]( "The Secret of the Loch")
The Secret of the Loch (1934) -
Dangerous Ground (1934)
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![Tiger Bay]( "Tiger Bay")
Tiger Bay (1934) -
![The Fortunate Fool]( "The Fortunate Fool")
The Fortunate Fool (1933) -
![Matinee Idol]( "Matinee Idol")
Matinee Idol (1933) -
![The Ghost Camera]( "The Ghost Camera")
The Ghost Camera (1933) -
Song of the Plough (1933)
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![Money for Speed]( "Money for Speed")
Money for Speed (1933) -
![Insult]( "Insult")
Insult (1932) -
![These Charming People]( "These Charming People")
These Charming People (1931) -
EditorThe Night Porter (1930)
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Archive footage
![The Movies]( "The Movies")
The Movies (2019) -
![What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael]( "What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael")
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![Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood]( "Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood")
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![Talking Pictures]( "Talking Pictures")
Talking Pictures (2014-2017) -
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![The Story of Film: An Odyssey]( "The Story of Film: An Odyssey")
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The Many Faces of... (2010)
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![Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration]( "Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration")
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David Lean in Close-Up (2009)
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![Il était une fois...]( "Il était une fois...")
Il était une fois... (2008) -
The Ultimate Film (2004)
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![Arena]( "Arena")
Arena (2003) -
![The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia']( "The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'")
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![The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia']( "The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'")
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![The Best of Hollywood]( "The Best of Hollywood")
The Best of Hollywood (1998) -
![Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema]( "Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema")
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!['Doctor Zhivago': The Making of a Russian Epic]( "'Doctor Zhivago': The Making of a Russian Epic")
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Archive footage
![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances (1993) -
Film Time (1955)
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![High Treason]( "High Treason")
High Treason (1929) -
Balaclava (1928)
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The Physician (1928)
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![Sailors Don't Care]( "Sailors Don't Care")
Sailors Don't Care (1928) -
Miscellaneous Crew
![Major Barbara]( "Major Barbara")
Major Barbara (1941) -
Quinneys (1927)
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Editorial Department
![Major Barbara]( "Major Barbara")
Major Barbara (1941) -
Spy for a Day (1940)
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Camera and Electrical Department
![Palais de danse]( "Palais de danse")
Palais de danse (1928)
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Trivia
In a BBC documentary, Steven Spielberg recounted how Lean (by then a personal friend) asked him to approach Warner Brothers on his behalf to persuade them to finance his film of Joseph Conrad's novel Nostromo. Spielberg did this and Warner's studio ...
Quotes
[on Anthony Asquith] A hell of a good director.
Trademark
Stories are often set against the backdrop of political discourse (Russian Revolution, Easter Rising)
Star Sign
Aries
Personal Details
Born
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Died
(age 83)
London, England, UK
Height:
6' 1" (1.86 m)User Polls
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