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Director and writer

David Lean and Michael Wilson made 2 films together, averaging 8.20, 0.79 above their career marks. The best is Lawrence of Arabia at 8.3.

Head to head Degrees apart

Films together

2

1957 to 1962

Average together

8.20

2 rated, weighted 8.20

Lift

+0.79

apart 7.41

Best together

8.3

Lawrence of Arabia

Apart against together+0.79 lift

MW7.33

DL7.48

Other pairings

Their other regulars

DLDavid Lean with

Alec GuinnessDirector and actor · 5 films · 7.88 avg▲+0.59
John MillsDirector and actor · 5 films · 7.48 avg▲+0.28
Trevor HowardDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.53 avg

Films David Lean directed with Michael Wilson on the crew. Averages use films with 1,000+ IMDb votes. Lift is the average together minus the mean of David Lean's directing average and Michael Wilson's writing average.

Sources: IMDb ratings and credits (Non-commercial use).

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission.

Apart 7.41Together 8.20

7.08.5

David Lean averages 7.48, Michael Wilson averages 7.33. Apart that suggests 7.41; together they average 8.20, a lift of +0.79.

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

The Bridge on the River Kwai poster — Every film together1957 to 1962

Lawrence of Arabia poster — Every film together1957 to 1962

Both careers by IMDb ratingDLDavid LeanMWMichael WilsonTogether

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

Film by film

Films with David Lean and Michael Wilson

The Bridge on the River Kwai	1957	8.1	252K	Director	Writer
Lawrence of Arabia	1962	8.3	347K	Director	Writer

▲+0.46

CJCelia JohnsonDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.11

David Lean and Michael Wilson | Cinemuse