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 leading film directors. Haunted by the shadow of his dismissive father and his puritan upbringing, Lean was married six times, and he created layered and complex narratives in his work while struggling to find connection and meaning in his personal life.
Barnaby Thompson
Director
David Lean
Self (archive footage)
Kenneth Branagh
David Lean (voice)
Cate Blanchett
Narrator
Steven Spielberg
Self
Alfonso Cuarón
Self
Joe Wright
Self
Francis Ford Coppola
Self
Wes Anderson
Self
Nia DaCosta
Self
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Hitchcock/Truffaut72%
Directed by John Ford70%
The Cheshire Murders65%
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return67%
The Walking Dead: The Return74%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Public Speaking70%
The Class of ‘9271%
The Skywalker Legacy78%
Being James Bond77%
McQueen74%
Sidney70%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
John Candy: I Like Me79%
The Kid Stays in the Picture65%
The Director and the Jedi72%
Spielberg75%
Sherman's March65%
