Director, writer, and producer David Lean grew up in a strict religious background in which movies were forbidden to become one of the world's most celebrated filmmakers. Read Full Biography
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Breaking the Sound Barrier
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Hobson's Choice
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Major Barbara
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The Passionate Friends
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Brief Encounter
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Madeleine
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Oliver Twist
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Ryan's Daughter
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Blithe Spirit
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Passage to India.
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Doctor Zhivago
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Lawrence of Arabia
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
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Summertime
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As You Like It
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Great Expectations
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This Happy Breed
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In Which We Serve
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
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The 49th Parallel
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French Without Tears
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Pygmalion
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The Last Adventurers
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The Wife of General Ling
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
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| 1984 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Adapted Screenplay | Passage to India. | Nominated |
| 1984 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Director | Passage to India. | Nominated |
| 1984 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Editing | Passage to India. | Nominated |
| 1984 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | Passage to India. | Nominated |
| 1984 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Director | Passage to India. | Nominated |
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