David Lean
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Sir David Lean was an English filmmaker and editor, widely considered one of the most important figures of British cinema. He directed the large-scale epics The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of A
Lean in 1952
Lean in Northern Finland in 1965 while shooting Doctor Zhivago
Lean and Omar Sharif arriving to Joensuu, Finland, to shoot Doctor Zhivago, March 1965
Doctor Zhivago (film)
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Doctor Zhivago is a 1965 epic historical romance film directed by David Lean with a screenplay by Robert Bolt, based on the 1957 novel by Boris Pasternak. The story is set in Russia during World War I
David Lean
…one of the most important figures of British cinema. He directed the large-scale epics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and A Passage to India (1984). He also directed the film adaptations of Charles Dickens novels Great Expectations (1946…
Theatrical release poster design by Tom Jung
Tsarist dragoons attack a peaceful demonstration
Alec Guinness as Yevgraf & Rita Tushingham as Tanya
The opening and closing scenes were filmed on location at the Aldeadávila Dam between Spain and Portugal.