In Which We Serve1942
Co-directs In Which We Serve with Noel Coward, moving from film editing into feature direction.
Historical person
David Lean Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for David Lean, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
6 records1942–19846 events0 places
Chronological biography
1942
1945
Brief Encounter1945
Directs Brief Encounter, adapting Noel Coward's Still Life into a landmark British romantic drama.
1946
Great Expectations1946
Directs Great Expectations, bringing Charles Dickens's novel to the screen in a celebrated British adaptation.
1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai1957
Directs The Bridge on the River Kwai, the epic that brings him his first Academy Award for directing.
1962
Lawrence of Arabia1962
Directs Lawrence of Arabia, expanding his reputation for large-scale historical and visual filmmaking.
1984
A Passage to India1984
Returns to feature direction with A Passage to India after a fourteen-year gap between theatrical films.
Titles and roles
Director
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.