David Lean Movies

Documentary about David Lean's unfinished attempt of adapting Joseph Conrad's novel Nostromo.

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

A behind-the-scenes look at the building of the bridge in the film The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and the preparations for its destruction.

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...

Several high-budget epic films became Omar Sharif (1932-2015) a film star. He was an actor, but also a bridge player, a womanizer, a bon vivant; he...

Documentary - After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie mogul with...

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

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

A British diplomat falls in love with a famous singer when he meets her in Cannes.

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

A batty Scottish professor attempts to prove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster, but everyone thinks he's crazy. Meanwhile, a foolish young...

Documentary about the making of the epic 1962 film, with reminiscences from surviving cast and crew.

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).

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

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

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...

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

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

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...