David Lean Movies

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

In this promotional short for the feature film Doctor Zhivago (1965), director David Lean explains why he chose the performers for the leading roles...

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.

A short documentary about the making of David Lean's LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. A 1970 documentary with a similar title uses some footage but is otherwise a...

A drama film directed by Louis Mercanton

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

Dreaming Lips was lovingly assembled by filmmaker Paul Czinner as an "ideal" vehicle for his popular actress wife Elizabeth Bergner. The star plays...

After a short biography of author Boris Pasternak, we get a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Doctor Zhivago (1965).

'Antique dealer's daughter loves foreman who makes fakes for ex-partner.' (British Film Catalogue)

It is based on the popular West End stage comedy by Terrence Rattigan. It all begins when Diana (Ellen Drew), the sister of a British boy studying in...

Domineering actor-manager Max Till takes the impoverished Maika Tamara under his wing, turning her into an overnight sensation. But as her fame...

Profiles the double Oscar winner, who helmed some of the most well-respected movies of all time, via never-before-seen archive and contributions from...

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.

Romantic quadrangle involving two brothers, one a burgeoning ballet composer; a willful heiress; and a waif.

Two insurance detectives work with the police to identify and bring down a crime kingpin. One is murdered, but his partner and his daughter continue.

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...

'Farm life on the South Downs. A gentleman farmer beats his unscrupulous rival in sheepdog trials.' (British Film Institute)

Television documentary on playwright, actor, composer, and film maker Noel Coward.

A behind-the-scenes look at "Ryan's Daughter," a 1970 drama directed by David Lean and starring Sarah Miles as an Irish wife who has an affair with a...

'1914. Knight poses as rating aboard son's cruiser and helps Q-ship sink U-boat.' (British Film Catalogue)