Directing
David Lean
- Titles
- 63movies7TV shows
- Career
Active from 1942 to 1984, busiest in 1945 with 2 main titles.
- Directed
- 17titles as director
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
Lawrence of Arabia81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.6
- Pathos7.2average 5.2
- Romance5.8average 3.8
- Melancholy6.6average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism5.2average 3.3
- Politics4.3average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.9, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Adrenaline3.4, average 5.1
- Crime2.1, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Political Intrigue 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Grand Scale 2
- Romantic Comedy 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Epic Romance 2
- Melancholic 2
- Character Study 2
- Classic Cinema 2
- Melancholy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Alec GuinnessActorLawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Doctor Zhivago, A Passage to India, Oliver Twist, +1 more- JJack HarrisEditorBrief Encounter, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, Blithe Spirit, The Passionate Friends, +1 more
John MillsActorGreat Expectations, In Which We Serve, Ryan's Daughter, Hobson's Choice, This Happy Breed
Kay WalshActorOliver Twist, Great Expectations, In Which We Serve, This Happy Breed
Robert BoltActorLawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
Ronald NeameCinematographerGreat Expectations, In Which We Serve, Blithe Spirit, This Happy Breed
Guy GreenCinematographerOliver Twist, Great Expectations, The Passionate Friends, Madeleine
Jack HildyardCinematographerThe Bridge on the River Kwai, Hobson's Choice, Summertime, The Sound Barrier
Maurice JarreComposerLawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, A Passage to India, Ryan's Daughter
Trevor HowardActorBrief Encounter, Ryan's Daughter, The Passionate Friends
Noël CowardActorBrief Encounter, In Which We Serve, Blithe Spirit
Celia JohnsonActorBrief Encounter, In Which We Serve, This Happy Breed
Movies and TV shows
27Upcoming
1 title
Epic – The Life & Times of David Lean
Self (archive footage)
2020s
2 titles
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special (2023)
Self (archive footage)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World (2020)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2010s
5 titles
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream (2017)
Self (archive footage)
Talking Pictures (2013)
TV show · Self (archive footage)
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration (2010)
Self (Archive Footage)
2000s
2 titles
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' (2003)
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia (2000)
Self (archive footage)
1990s
1 title
The South Bank Show: Noël Coward (1992)
Self (archival footage)
1980s
2 titles
1970s
5 titles · average score 63
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor (1979)
Writer, Director
63
The South Bank Show (1978)
TV show · Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
TV show · Self
1960s
6 titles · average score 73
75
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV show · Self - Guest
72
Omnibus (1967)
TV show · Self
Pasternak (1965)
Himself
1950s
3 titles
Reflets de Cannes (1954)
TV show · Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV show · Self