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Sir David Lean (25 March 1908 – 16 April 1991) was an English filmmaker and editor, widely considered one of the most important figures of British cinema. He directed the large-scale epics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and A Passage to India (1984). He also directed the film…
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TTTA extracted 188 structured relationships around David Lean. Examples in this analysis include David Lean → Born → (1908-03-25)25 March 1908 Croydon, Surrey, England and David Lean → Children → 1. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lean | Born | (1908-03-25)25 March 1908 Croydon, Surrey, England | 1.00 | infobox |
| David Lean | Children | 1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| David Lean | Died | 16 April 1991(1991-04-16) (aged 83) Limehouse, London, England | 1.00 | infobox |
| David Lean | Occupations | Film director | 1.00 | infobox |
| David Lean | Occupations | film producer | 1.00 | infobox |
| David Lean | Occupations | screenwriter | 1.00 | infobox |
| David Lean | Occupations | film editor | 1.00 | infobox |
| David Lean | Resting place | Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England | 1.00 | infobox |
| David Lean | Spouses | .mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria… | 1.00 | infobox |
| David Lean | Years active | 1930–1991 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Steven Spielberg | instance of | He has been lauded by directors | 0.80 | text |
| Stanley Kubrick | instance of | He has been lauded by directors | 0.80 | text |
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Source: Wikipedia — David Lean · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout