David Lean and Alec Guinness made 5 films together, averaging 7.88, 0.59 above their career marks. The best is Lawrence of Arabia at 8.3.

Films together

1948 to 1984

Average together

7.88

5 rated, weighted 7.91

Lift

+0.59

apart 7.29

Best together

8.3

Lawrence of Arabia

Apart against together+0.59 lift

7.10

7.48

Other pairings

Their other regulars

David Lean with

Apart 7.29Together 7.88

Lift is the average of their films together minus the mean of their two career averages.

Both careers by IMDb ratingDavid LeanAlec GuinnessTogether

Dot size shows IMDb votes; lines are rolling five-film averages. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes are left out.

Films with David Lean and Alec Guinness

Great Expectations	1946	7.8	28,674	Director, Writer	as Herbert Pocket (not counted)
Oliver Twist	1948	7.8	15,191	Writer, Director	as Fagin
The Bridge on the River Kwai	1957	8.1	252K	Director	as Colonel Nicholson
Lawrence of Arabia	1962	8.3	347K	Director	as Prince Faisal
Doctor Zhivago	1965	7.9	88,169	Director	as Yevgraf
A Passage to India	1984	7.3	23,603	Writer, Director, Editor	as Professor Godbole

	In Which We Serve '42	This Happy Breed '44	Brief Encounter '45	Blithe Spirit '45	Great Expectations '46	Oliver Twist '48	The Passionate Fr… '49	Madeleine '50	The Sound Barrier '52	Hobson's Choice '54	The Bridge on the… '57	Lawrence of Arabia '62	Doctor Zhivago '65	Ryan's Daughter '70	A Passage to India '84
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