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Also Known As Sir David Lean
Born March 25, 1908 • Croydon • England
Died April 16, 1991 (aged 83) • London • England
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1963) • Academy Award (1958)
Notable Works “A Passage to India” • “Blithe Spirit” • “Brief Encounter” • “Doctor Zhivago” • “Hobson’s Choice” • “In Which We Serve” • “Lawrence of Arabia” • “Ryan’s Daughter” • “The Bridge on the River Kwai” • “This Happy Breed”

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David Lean
David Lean: Great Expectations
Great Expectations
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Brief Encounter
Doctor Zhivago
Oliver Twist
Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia
Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia
John Mills in Ryan's Daughter
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Carol Reed
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Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson
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Schlesinger, John
John Schlesinger
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Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes
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Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan
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Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle
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Richard Attenborough
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Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
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John Gielgud
John Gielgud
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Lindsay Anderson
Lindsay Anderson
British critic and director
Ethan Coen
American filmmaker
Joel Coen
American filmmaker
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
American film director and producer
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
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Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
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Filming of The Bad and the Beautiful
Vincente Minnelli
American director
Huston, John; The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Huston
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Frank Capra
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Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
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William Wyler
William Wyler
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