David Lean Movies

  • 1985
    David Lean: A Life in Film

    David Lean: A Life in Film

    David Lean: A Life in Film

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    A documentary video that profiles the life of David Lean, the director of Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia.

    David Lean: A Life in Film
  • 1949
    The Passionate Friends

    The Passionate Friends

    The Passionate Friends

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    A woman is torn between the love of her life, who is married to someone else, and her older husband.

    The Passionate Friends
  • 1958
    The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

    The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

    The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant

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    A behind-the-scenes look at the building of the bridge in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and the preparations for its destruction.

    The Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant
  • 1934
    The Secret of the Loch

    The Secret of the Loch

    The Secret of the Loch

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    A batty Scottish professor attempts to prove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster, but everyone thinks he's crazy. Meanwhile, a foolish young...

    The Secret of the Loch
  • 2020
    Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

    Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

    Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

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    Several high-budget epic films became Omar Sharif (1932-2015) a film star. He was an actor, but also a bridge player, a womanizer, a bon vivant; he...

    Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
  • 1965
    Moscow in Madrid

    Moscow in Madrid

    Moscow in Madrid

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    When David Lean made his film Doctor Zhivago (1965), he realized that it would be impossible to do location shooting in Moscow. Instead, he found a...

    Moscow in Madrid
  • 2019
    E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey

    E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey

    E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey

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    A film about the life of A Passage to India author E M Forster, following his huge growth as a writer and the twists and turns of his personal life.

    E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey
  • 1941
    Major Barbara

    Major Barbara

    Major Barbara

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    Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the...

    Major Barbara
  • 1940
    Spy for a Day

    Spy for a Day

    Spy for a Day

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    During World War I, a British farmer is abducted by the Germans to take the place of a spy about to be executed whom he closely resembles.

    Spy for a Day
  • 1965
    Pasternak

    Pasternak

    Pasternak

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    Using still pictures and newsreel footage, this short film tells the life story of Russian author Boris Pasternak, who was forced by the Russian...

    Pasternak
  • 1939
    Spies of the Air

    Spies of the Air

    Spies of the Air

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    Set just before the outbreak of WWII, this is the story of a test pilot who works for the (unnamed) enemy. Made in 1939, by the time it was released...

    Spies of the Air
  • 1932
    Insult

    Insult

    Insult

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    'Africa. Half-caste Legionnaire dies to save governor, the son of major who hates him.' (British Film Catalogue)

    Insult
  • 2017
    Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream

    Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream

    Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream

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    Documentary about David Lean's unfinished attempt of adapting Joseph Conrad's novel Nostromo.

    Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream
  • 1979
    Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor

    Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor

    Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor

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    Director David Lean became involved in the search for an anchor lost by Captain Cook in 1773. This documentary follows the search for this historic...

    Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
  • 2000
    The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

    The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

    The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

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    Documentary about the making of the epic 1962 film, with reminiscences from surviving cast and crew.

    The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
  • 1933
    Money for Speed

    Money for Speed

    Money for Speed

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    A motorcycle champion becomes a stunt rider after he is banned from speedway racing.

    Money for Speed
  • 1937
    The Wife of General Ling

    The Wife of General Ling

    The Wife of General Ling

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    In this espionage drama, a Secret Service agent must discover who has been smuggling British arms into China. The prime suspect is a prosperous...

    The Wife of General Ling
  • 1934
    Tiger Bay

    Tiger Bay

    Tiger Bay

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    Michael is a young Englishman abroad who deliberately visits a tough Chinese district of Tiger Bay to test his strength. He falls in love and battles...

    Tiger Bay
  • 1935
    The Crouching Beast

    The Crouching Beast

    The Crouching Beast

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    In 1915 during the First World War, a British secret agent is killed while stealing secret Turkish plans for the Gallipoli Campaign but manages to...

    The Crouching Beast
  • 1985
    The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

    The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

    The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

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    Documentary - After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie mogul with...

    The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio