In 1928, he served as the assistant director of the comedy movie "Sailors Don't Care". In 1930, he served as the editor of the comedy film "The Night Porter". In 1936, he served as the editor of the comedy movie "As You Like It".
In 1942, he co-directed his first film " In Which We Serve " with The Master
; later, he formed the film production company Cineguild with producer Anthony Havelock-Allan and photographer Ronald Neame.
In 1945, directed the comedy film " Blithe Spirit " adapted from Noel Coward's stage play . In 1945, directed the romance film " Noel Coward's Brief Encounter " starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard
. The film was nominated for the best screenplay at the 19th Academy Awards
and won the first international film at the Cannes Film Festival. Award, he was shortlisted for the 19th Oscar Award for Best Director for the film
.
In 1946
, he wrote and directed the romantic movie " Great Expectations " starring John Mills
, which was nominated for the best screenplay at the 20th Academy Awards , and he was nominated for the best director at the 20th Academy Awards for the film.
.
In 1948, directed the crime adventure film " Oliver Twist " co-starring John Howard Davies and Robert Newton . The film is based on Charles Dickens's novel of the same name. The story of gathering was
shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 13th Venice International Film Festival.
In 1948, directed the love movie " Affectionate Friends " co-starring Ann Todd , William Claude Rains and Trevor Howard
. In 1950, the crime film "Maitlin" directed by him was released, which told the story of a murderer in the Victorian era.
In 1952, directed the war of love movie " The Sound Barrier " co-starring Ralph Richardson and Ann Todd . In 1954, directed the romantic comedy film " Hobson's Choice ", which won the Golden Bear Award, the main competition unit of the 4th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1955, the family film " Summertime " directed by him was released, and he was shortlisted for the 28th Academy Awards for Best Director
.
In 1957, directed the war movie " The Bridge on the River Kwai " co-starring William Holden and Alec Guinness de Cuffe . The film tells the story of British officers being forced to build The Bridge on the River Kwai for the Japanese army during World War II and then try their best to stop the bridge. The story of being blown up by the British task force
, he won the 30th Oscar Award for Best Director for the film
.
In 1962, the biographical adventure film ""Released
, he won the 35th Oscar Award for Best Director
and the 20th American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Best Director for the film category.
In 1965, directed the war of love film "Doctor Zhivag" co-starring Michel Shalhoub and Julie Christie . The film was adapted from the novel of the same name by Nobel Prize winner Boris Pasternak
and was nominated for the 19th Cannes In the main competition unit of the International Film Festival, he was shortlisted for the 38th Academy Awards for Best Director
and won the 23rd American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Best Director in the film category.
In 1970, directed the love movie " Ryan's Daughter " co-starring Sarah Miles , Old Rumple Eyes and Christopher Jones . Therefore
, he was mercilessly punished and paid a heavy price . With the film, he was nominated for the 24th British Academy Film Awards-Best Director Award
.
In 1974, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th British Film Academy Awards
. In 1978, directed the documentary "The Story of a News Anchor". In 1984, directed and adapted from Foster’s novel of the same name, the adventure film " A Trip to India ", which was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay at the 57th Academy Awards
, and he was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay at the 57th Academy Awards for the film. Director Award
, the 42nd American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards, Film Category-Best Director Award.
In 1990, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Film Institute. On April 16, 1991, David Lean passed away at the age of 83.