Stephen Hunter
Before he became an official Big Deal, David Lean was simply another movie director in England. In his first 10 years behind the camera (after 10 earlier years behind the Moviola as an editor) he made solid, craftsmanlike pictures admired for their taste and restraint, as well as their high-gloss...
 
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