Search results for "David Lean"
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia
IMDb: 8.3
216

The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence’s mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic…

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai
IMDb: 8.2
161

The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow…

Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter
IMDb: 8.1
86

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago
IMDb: 8.0
197

Doctor Zhivago is the filmed adapation of the Russian novel by Boris Pasternak from director David Lean that was an international success and today deemed a classic. Omar Sharif and…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Hobson’s Choice

Hobson’s Choice

Hobson’s Choice
IMDb: 7.7
107

Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford, England. A stingy widower with a weakness for overindulging in the local Moonraker Public House, he…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Great Expectations
IMDb: 7.9
118

In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham,…

Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit
IMDb: 7.2
96

An English mystery novelist invites a medium to his home, so she may conduct a séance for a small gathering. The writer hopes to gather enough material for the book…

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

A Passage to India
IMDb: 7.4
163

The film is set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj. It begins with the arrival in India of a British woman,…

The Sound Barrier

The Sound Barrier

The Sound Barrier
IMDb: 6.9
118

Fictionalized story of British aerospace engineers solving the problem of supersonic flight.

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Ryan’s Daughter

Ryan’s Daughter

Ryan’s Daughter
IMDb: 7.4
206

An Irish lass is branded a traitor when she falls for a British soldier.

Genre: Drama, Romance