Brief Encounter, Great Expectations, Bridge on the River Kwai, Ryan's Daughter and Doctor Zhivago were all directed by David Lean. Filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Christopher Nolan have all revered him as "The Poet of the Far Horizon."
For RTÉ Arena, Steven Benedict revisits Lawrence of Arabia, widely regarded as Lean's greatest work - listen above.
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