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David Lean

Feb 9, 2021

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23

ADVENTURE

EPIC

WAR

BIOPIC

HISTORICAL

DRAMA

ROMANCE

British film director and cinematographer (1908-1991).

Very influential to the industry partly due to his use of pictorialism and original editing techniques. He was nominated for Best Director seven times at the Academy Awards winning twice.
4 of his films have made it to our All-Time Best Films list.

All-Time Best Films:

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Doctor Zhivago
1965

Epic Romantic War Drama

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182
Lawrence of Arabia
1962

Epic Adventure Historical Biography Drama

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86
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957

Epic War Drama Adventure film

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547
Summertime
1955

British- American Romance film

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1963

Lawrence of Arabia

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1958

The Bridge on the River Kwai

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1985

A Passage to India

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1966

Doctor Zhivago

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1956

Summertime

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1947

Great Expectations

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1946

Brief Encounter

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