David Lean filmography

The following is a filmography of David Lean, whose body of work in the film industry spanned the period from 1930 to 1984. This list includes the release year of the film, the role(s) Lean had in the production of each film, and additional notes such as awards and nominations. Lean directed 17 feature films in total. Lean often directed the large-scale epics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984).[1] He also directed two adaptations of Charles Dickens novels, Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948), as well as the romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945).

David Lean and Omar Sharif during the photography of Doctor Zhivago in 1965

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. Beginning with Summertime in 1955, Lean began to make internationally co-produced films financed by the big Hollywood studios; in 1970, however, the critical failure of his film Ryan's Daughter 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; it was an instant hit with critics but proved to be the last film Lean would direct.

He received seven Academy Award for Best Director nominations, which he won twice for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia, he has seven films in the British Film Institute's Top 100 British Films (with three of them being in the top five)[2][3] and was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1990.

Filmography

As director

Year Title Director Writer Ref.
1942 In Which We Serve Yes No [4]
1944 This Happy Breed Yes Yes [5]
1945 Blithe Spirit Yes Yes [6]
Brief Encounter Yes Yes [7]
1946 Great Expectations Yes Yes [8]
1948 Oliver Twist Yes Yes [9]
1949 The Passionate Friends Yes Yes [10]
1950 Madeleine Yes No [11]
1952 The Sound Barrier Yes No [12]
1954 Hobson's Choice Yes Yes [13]
1955 Summertime Yes Yes [14]
1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai Yes No [15]
1962 Lawrence of Arabia Yes No [16]
1965 Doctor Zhivago Yes No [17]
1970 Ryan's Daughter Yes No [18]
1979 Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor Yes Yes [19]
1984 A Passage to India Yes Yes [20]

As editor only

Year Title
1930 The Night Porter
1931 These Charming People
1932 Insult
1933 The Fortunate Fool
The Ghost Camera
Song of the Plough
Matinee Idol
Money for Speed
1934 Tiger Bay
The Secret of the Loch
Dangerous Ground
Java Head
1935 Escape Me Never
The Crouching Beast
1936 As You Like It
Ball at Savoy
1937 Dreaming Lips
The Wife of General Ling
The Last Adventurers
1938 Pygmalion
1940 French Without Tears
Spies of the Air
1941 Major Barbara
49th Parallel
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

References
  1. Bergan, Ronald (2006). Film. London: Doring Kindersley. p. 321. ISBN 978-1-4053-1280-6.
  2. The BFI 100: 1–10. Bfi.org.uk (6 September 2006). Retrieved on 2011-05-29.
  3. The BFI 100: 11–20 Archived 3 June 2004 at the Wayback Machine Bfi.org.uk (6 September 2006). Retrieved on 2011-05-29.
  4. "In Which We Serve". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. "This Happy Breed". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  6. "Blithe Spirit". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  7. "Brief Encounter". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  8. "Great Expectations". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  9. "Oliver Twist". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  10. "The Passionate Friends". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  11. "Madeline". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  12. "The Sound Berrier". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  13. "Hobsons choice". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  14. "Summertime". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. "The Bridge on the River Kwai". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  16. "Lawrence of Arabia". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  17. "Doctor Zhivago". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  18. "Ryan's Daughter". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  19. "A 'Lost' Treasure: David Lean's documentary 'Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor'". Cinephilia & Beyond. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  20. "A Passage to India". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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