David Lean

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 was a man full of contradictions, who enjoyed card games more than movies; he was an eternal nomad who spent half his life in a hotel.

A film about the life of A Passage to India author E M Forster, following his huge growth as a writer and the twists and turns of his personal life.

In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert Mitchum (1917-97) to let himself be filmed simply hanging out with friends, telling anecdotes from his life and recording jazz standards.

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

Interviews analyzing and looking back at the making of, and the impact made by, of one of the greatest epic films ever produced.

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

Documentary - After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie mogul with his establishment of the legendary Pinewood Studios. Narrated by Michael Caine, THE GOLDEN GONG chronicles Pinewood's rise to success. - Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde, Betty E. Box

A documentary video that profiles the life of David Lean, the director of Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia.

Director David Lean became involved in the search for an anchor lost by Captain Cook in 1773. This documentary follows the search for this historic item.

A television documentary on the life and career of British film director David Lean. Scenes of Lean directing are intercut with personal interviews in which the director explains his methods, the beginnings of his career, and his relationships with actors and actresses.