David Lean

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film director film producer human screenwriter

David Lean was a renowned British film director celebrated for epic classics such as "Lawrence of Arabia," "Doctor Zhivago," and "The Bridge on the River Kwai."

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David Lean canonical	32

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instanceOf	film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ
awardReceived	AFI Life Achievement Award ⓘ Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ BAFTA Fellowship ⓘ surface form: BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award BAFTA Award for Best Film ⓘ surface form: BAFTA Award for Best British Film Golden Globe Award for Best Director ⓘ
birthName	David Lean self-link ⓘ
citizenship	British ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
familyName	Lean ⓘ
fieldOfWork	film direction ⓘ film editing ⓘ film production ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ
genre	epic film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ
givenName	David ⓘ
influenced	Christopher Nolan ⓘ Martin Scorsese ⓘ Ridley Scott ⓘ Steven Spielberg ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
movement	British cinema ⓘ
name	David Lean self-link ⓘ
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
notableFor	epic historical dramas ⓘ
notableWork	A Passage to India ⓘ Blithe Spirit (stage) ⓘ surface form: Blithe Spirit Brief Encounter ⓘ Doctor Zhivago ⓘ Great Expectations ⓘ Hobson's Choice ⓘ In Which We Serve ⓘ Lawrence of Arabia ⓘ Oliver Twist ⓘ Ryan's Daughter ⓘ Summertime ⓘ novel "The Bridge on the River Kwai" ⓘ surface form: The Bridge on the River Kwai This Happy Breed ⓘ
occupation	film director ⓘ film editor ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
workLocation	London, England ⓘ surface form: London

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BAFTA Fellowship → notableRecipient → David Lean ⓘ

Lawrence of Arabia → director → David Lean ⓘ

Doctor Zhivago → director → David Lean ⓘ

Michel Dimitri Chalhoub → workedWith → David Lean ⓘ

British Academy of Film and Television Arts → foundedBy → David Lean ⓘ

A Passage to India → director → David Lean ⓘ

A Passage to India → screenwriter → David Lean ⓘ

A Passage to India → editor → David Lean ⓘ

Rex Ingram → influenced → David Lean ⓘ

Lara's Theme → directorOfAssociatedFilm → David Lean ⓘ

Arthur Kennedy → notableCollaboration → David Lean ⓘ

Maurice Jarre → collaboratedWith → David Lean ⓘ

David Lean → name → David Lean self-link ⓘ

David Lean → birthName → David Lean self-link ⓘ

Robert Bolt → collaboratedWith → David Lean ⓘ

Horizon Pictures → associatedWith → David Lean ⓘ

Freddie Young → collaboratedWith → David Lean ⓘ

Norman Savage → workedWith → David Lean ⓘ

Norman Savage → director → David Lean ⓘ

subject surface form: "Doctor Zhivago" (1965 film)

Rita Tushingham → notableCollaboration → David Lean ⓘ

Caesar and Cleopatra → editedBy → David Lean ⓘ

Two Cities Films → collaboratedWith → David Lean ⓘ

Pygmalion (1938 film) → editedBy → David Lean ⓘ

Isabel Jeans → workedWith → David Lean ⓘ

Prince Faisal → filmDirectorCollaborator → David Lean ⓘ

Ann Todd → spouse → David Lean ⓘ

Ann Todd → notableCollaboration → David Lean ⓘ

novel "The Bridge on the River Kwai" → filmAdaptationDirector → David Lean ⓘ

subject surface form: The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Time of the Cuckoo → adaptationDirector → David Lean ⓘ

Richard Goodwin → director → David Lean ⓘ

subject surface form: A Passage to India

Ernest Day → collaboratedWith → David Lean ⓘ

Victor Banerjee → workedWith → David Lean ⓘ