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Directing · Writing · 1908 to 1991

David Lean

Best rated: Lawrence of Arabia (8.3)

Films
16
Avg rating
7.48
Peak run
1954’65
Oscar wins
2 of 7
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The career

David Lean, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1954 to 1965, 7.8267819451950195519601965197019751980Lawrence of Arabia 8.3Blithe Spirit 7.0Career avg 7.48

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

David Lean's career barcodecoolhot
194216 films1984
Current formLast 5: 7.80 vs career 7.48 (+0.32)
  1. WThe Bridge on the River Kwai1957 · 8.1+0.6
  2. WLawrence of Arabia1962 · 8.3+0.8
  3. WDoctor Zhivago1965 · 7.9+0.4
  4. LRyan's Daughter1970 · 7.4−0.1
  5. LA Passage to India1984 · 7.3−0.2
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

David by the numbers

Average
7.48
16 rated films
Vote weighted
7.54
bigger films count more
Median
7.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.47
rating spread
Career
43y
1942 to 1984
Total votes
868K
across every film
Best
8.3
Lawrence of Arabia
Worst
7.0
Blithe Spirit
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
1984A Passage to India posterA Passage to India7.323,603
1970Ryan's Daughter posterRyan's Daughter7.411,811
1965Doctor Zhivago posterDoctor Zhivago7.988,169
1962Lawrence of Arabia posterLawrence of Arabia8.3347K
1957The Bridge on the River Kwai posterThe Bridge on the River Kwai8.1252K
1955Summertime posterSummertime7.111,650
1954Hobson's Choice posterHobson's Choice7.710,285
1952The Sound Barrier6.72,709
1950Madeleine6.92,455
1949The Passionate Friends7.23,686
1948Oliver Twist posterOliver Twist7.815,191
1946Great Expectations posterGreat Expectations7.828,674
1945Brief Encounter posterBrief Encounter8.049,347
1945Blithe Spirit7.09,506
1944This Happy Breed7.34,697
1942In Which We Serve7.27,202
Better together?

David Lean's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On David Lean

11 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1985
    David Lean
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1985
    David Lean
    Nominated
  • Best Film Editing · Academy Awards 1985
    David Lean
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1966
    David Lean
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1963
    David Lean
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1958
    David Lean
    Won
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1956
    David Lean
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1948
    David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1948
    David Lean
    Nominated
  • Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1947
    David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1947
    David Lean
    Nominated

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