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David Lean: A Self Portrait

BBC One
on BBC One London

A personal profile in which the famous British film director talks about his own work, with sequences made during the shooting of his films.
He shows extracts from Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Ryan's Daughter
The film also includes contributions from some of his colleagues, among them Robert Bolt, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Sam Spiegel, Freddie Young

Contributors

Subject:
David Lean
Interviewee:
Robert Bolt
Interviewee:
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Interviewee:
Sam Spiegel
Interviewee:
Freddie Young
Producer:
Thomas Craven
Source: Radio Times

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