Sir David Lean was an English filmmaker and editor, widely considered one of the most important figures of British cinema. He directed the large-scale epics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and A Passage to India (1984). He also directed the film adaptations of Charles Dickens novels Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948), as well as the romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945).
- Occupation
- film director, film producer, film editor, screenwriter
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
- Born
- March 25, 1908
- Died
- April 16, 1991
