David Lean

David Lean Quiz

British film director (1908–1991)

This quiz has 25 questions

Q1. In which year was David Lean born?

Q2. Which David Lean film won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture?

Q3. Who played the role of T.E. Lawrence in David Lean's film 'Lawrence of Arabia'?

Q4. What was the first collaboration between David Lean and British playwright Noël Coward?

Q5. How many times did David Lean win the Academy Award for Best Director?

Q6. Which David Lean film is based on the novel 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens?

Q7. What was the last film directed by David Lean?

Q8. Which David Lean film is set during the Russian Revolution?

Q9. Who played the role of Yuri Zhivago in David Lean's film 'Doctor Zhivago'?

Q10. Which David Lean film is set in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II?

Q11. What was the first film that David Lean directed in Technicolor?

Q12. Which David Lean film is set in the early 20th century and tells the story of a widow who falls in love with a Venetian shopkeeper?

Q13. Who played the role of Hana in David Lean's film 'Ryan's Daughter'?

Q14. Which David Lean film stars Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard as two strangers who meet in a train station and fall in love?

Q15. Which David Lean film is known for its iconic scene of a British officer played by Alec Guinness whistling 'Colonel Bogey's March'?

Q16. Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in David Lean's film 'Darling'?

Q17. Which David Lean film is set in Ireland during the early 20th century and tells the story of a married woman's affair with a British officer?

Q18. Who played the role of William Boldwood in David Lean's film 'Far from the Madding Crowd'?

Q19. Which David Lean film is set during World War II and follows the story of a British officer leading a group of Greek guerrillas?

Q20. Who composed the score for David Lean's film 'Lawrence of Arabia'?

Q21. Which David Lean film is based on the play 'The Sound Barrier' by Terence Rattigan?

Q22. Who played the role of Laura Jesson in David Lean's film 'Brief Encounter'?

Q23. Which David Lean film is an adaptation of Boris Pasternak's novel of the same name?

Q24. What was the first film to win David Lean the Academy Award for Best Director?

Q25. Which David Lean film tells the story of a young orphan named Pip who becomes a gentleman with the help of a mysterious benefactor?