Tag: David Lean

Lawrence Of Arabia

This is a Belgian poster for David Lean’s classic. Lean’s 1962 multi-Oscar winning movie is epic in every sense – from run-time to the vision and scale of its action sequences. It also features one of the all-time great lead performances from Peter O’Toole in the title role, and one of the most remarkable supporting…


Bridge On The River Kwai

Here’s a well-preserved Belgian poster for David Lean’s 1957 classic war movie.  Personal story: I have actually been to the site where the bridge was built for the movie. It was shot in Sri Lanka, where I had the pleasure of living and working for a year. One sunny day, a group of us hired…