DAVID LEAN, unlike other famous film directors, Hitchcock and Wells for example, shunned publicity and the spotlights after the openings of his films leaving as soon as possible for some remote hotel in a far flung land to remain an inaccessible and private person. Long overdue, as a result, is this thorough and insightful biography by renowned film historian, Kevin Brownlow (The Parade's Gone By, Hollywood, the Pioneers) told through the authentic voices of Lean's many wives, his friends and co-workers....
