Sir David Lean CBE (25 March 1908 – 16 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most important figures in British cinema, he is best remembered for adapting the works of Charles Dickens and Noël Coward, and for his large scale period epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and A Passage to India (1984).

Acclaimed and praised by directors such as Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick, Lean was voted 9th greatest film director of all time in the British Film Institute Sight & Sound "Directors Top Directors" poll 2002. Nominated seven times for the Academy Award for Best Director, winning twice for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia, he has seven films in the British Film Institute's Top 100 British Films (with three of them being in the top five).

大卫·莱恩爵士（1908年3月25日-1991年4月16日）是一位英国电影导演、制片人、编剧和剪辑师。他被广泛认为是英国电影界最重要的人物之一，他因改编查尔斯·狄更斯和诺埃尔·科沃德的作品以及他的大型时代史诗而广为人知，如《桂河大桥》（1957 年）、《阿拉伯的劳伦斯》（1962 年）、《日瓦戈医生》（1965 年）、《瑞恩的女儿》（1970 年）和《印度之旅》（1984 年）。

受到史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格（Steven Spielberg）和斯坦利·库布里克（Stanley Kubrick）等导演的赞誉和赞扬，在2002年英国电影学会视觉与声音“导演最佳导演”民意调查中，Lean被评为有史以来第9位最伟大的电影导演。他曾七次获得奥斯卡最佳导演奖提名，两次凭借《桂河大桥》和《阿拉伯的劳伦斯》获奖，他有七部电影进入英国电影学会的英国电影百强（其中三部进入前五名）。

Sir David Lean, KBE (* 25. März 1908 in Croydon; † 16. April 1991 in London) war ein britischer Filmregisseur. Berühmt wurde Lean vor allem durch seine Filme Begegnung (1945), Die Brücke am Kwai (1957), Lawrence von Arabien (1962) und Doktor Schiwago (1965).

Viele jüngere Regisseure wie zum Beispiel Steven Spielberg erklärten Lean als großen Meister des epischen Kinos zu ihrem Vorbild.

David Lean (Croydon, Surrey, 25 de março de 1908 — Londres, 16 de abril de 1991) foi um premiado cineasta britânico. Considerado um dos maiores e mais influentes diretores da história do cinema, é mais lembrado por épicos como A Ponte do Rio Kwai (1957), Lawrence da Arábia (1962), Doutor Jivago (1965) e Passagem para a Índia (1984). Seus filmes venceram um total de 28 Oscars, com Lean sendo indicado a 7 Oscars de melhor diretor, vencendo por 2 vezes. Grande influência para diretores como Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott e Stanley Kubrick, David Lean foi eleito o nono maior diretor de cinema de todos os tempos.