David Lean

David Lean
Date of birth:
1908
Date of death:
1991
Mini Bio:
Sir David Lean KBE (25 March 1908 – 16 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, and editor, best remembered for big-screen epics such as Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter and A Passage to India. Widely acclaimed and winning the praise of directors such as Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick, Lean was voted 9th greatest film director of all time in the BFI "Directors Top Directors" poll 2002.

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