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The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio (1985)
Character: Self
Documentary - After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie mogul with his establishment of the legendary Pinewood Studios. Narrated by Michael Caine, THE GOLDEN GONG chronicles Pinewood's rise to success. - Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde, Betty E. Box
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David Lean: A Self Portrait (1971)
Character: Self
A television documentary on the life and career of British film director David Lean. Scenes of Lean directing are intercut with personal interviews in which the director explains his methods, the beginnings of his career, and his relationships with actors and actresses.
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Moscow in Madrid (1965)
Character: Self
When David Lean made his film Doctor Zhivago (1965), he realized that it would be impossible to do location shooting in Moscow. Instead, he found a location on the plains outside Madrid, Spain and built a set to look like the Russian capital. This promotional film gives viewers a short look at the set under construction.
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E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey (2019)
Character: Self (archive footage)
A film about the life of A Passage to India author E M Forster, following his huge growth as a writer and the twists and turns of his personal life.
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Pasternak (1965)
Character: Himself
Using still pictures and newsreel footage, this short film tells the life story of Russian author Boris Pasternak, who was forced by the Russian government to refuse the 1958 Nobel Prize in literature for his novel Dr. Zhivago.
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Wind Sand and Star (1963)
Character: N/A
A short documentary about the making of David Lean's LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. A 1970 documentary with a similar title uses some footage but is otherwise a different film.
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Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration (2010)
Character: Self (Archive Footage)
Interviews analyzing and looking back at the making of, and the impact made by, of one of the greatest epic films ever produced.
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Ryan's Daughter Featurette (1970)
Character: Self
A behind-the-scenes look at "Ryan's Daughter," a 1970 drama directed by David Lean and starring Sarah Miles as an Irish wife who has an affair with a British officer. Robert Mitchum costars.
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Omar Sharif – Aus dem Leben eines Nomaden (2020)
Character: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Several high-budget epic films became Omar Sharif (1932-2015) a film star. He was an actor, but also a bridge player, a womanizer, a bon vivant; he was a man full of contradictions, who enjoyed card games more than movies; he was an eternal nomad who spent half his life in a hotel.
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Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019)
Character: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert Mitchum (1917-97) to let himself be filmed simply hanging out with friends, telling anecdotes from his life and recording jazz standards.
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Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Character: Motorcyclist by Suez Canal (uncredited)
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.
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