David Lean

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A Passage to India
7.3

A Passage to India

Dec. 14, 1984

A Passage to India

Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with the arrival in India of ...
The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.5

The Greatest Story Ever Told

From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic ...
Doctor Zhivago
7.9

Doctor Zhivago

Dec. 22, 1965

Doctor Zhivago

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist’s wife and experiences ...
Lawrence of Arabia
8.3

Lawrence of Arabia

Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on ABC from 1955 to 1963. The show was the first ...
The Bridge on the River Kwai
8.1

The Bridge on the River Kwai

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 ...
Summertime
7.1

Summertime

Jun. 21, 1955

Summertime

Middle-aged Ohio secretary Jane Hudson has never found love and has nearly resigned herself to spending the rest of her life alone. But before ...
Hobson’s Choice
7.7

Hobson’s Choice

Apr. 19, 1954

Hobson’s Choice

Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford, England. A stingy widower with a weakness for ...
The Sound Barrier
6.7

The Sound Barrier

Oct. 10, 1952

The Sound Barrier

Fictionalized story of British aerospace engineers solving the problem of supersonic flight.
Madeleine
6.9

Madeleine

Feb. 16, 1950

Madeleine

The middle-class family of a young woman cannot understand why she delays in marrying a respectable young man. They know nothing about her ...
The Passionate Friends
7.3

The Passionate Friends

A woman is torn between the love of her life, who is married to someone else, and her older husband.
Oliver Twist
7.8

Oliver Twist

Jun. 28, 1948

Oliver Twist

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he’s hired out as an ...
Great Expectations
7.8

Great Expectations

Dec. 26, 1946

Great Expectations

In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a ...
Blithe Spirit
7

Blithe Spirit

Apr. 05, 1945

Blithe Spirit

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 ...
This Happy Breed
7.3

This Happy Breed

May. 28, 1944

This Happy Breed

In 1919, Frank Gibbons returns home from army duty and moves into a middle-class row house, bringing with him wife Ethel, carping mother-in-law ...
In Which We Serve
7.2

In Which We Serve

Sep. 17, 1942

In Which We Serve

The story of the HMS Torrin, from it’s construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship’s ...
Major Barbara
6.8

Major Barbara

May. 14, 1941

Major Barbara

Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the ...