Head to headDavid Lean against Alec Guinness Both careers by IMDb ratingDavid LeanAlec Guinness
Tale of the tape as an actor
David Lean vs Alec Guinness
David Lean averages 7.70 across 2 rated films as an actor, ahead of Alec Guinness at 7.11.
- 2
- Films acted
- 48 (44 rated)
- ◀7.70
- Average
- 7.11
- ◀7.79
- Weighted
- 7.24
- Lawrence of Arabia 8.3
- Best film
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 8.7▶
- n/a
- Peak five
- 7.64, 1972 to 1980▶
- 2 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 4 films▶
- n/a
- Current form
- 6.96 (−0.15)▶
- 359K
- IMDb votes
Rows won
3 to 5
Alec Guinness ahead
Films together
6
averaging 7.87
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 Great Expectations | 1946 | 7.8 | Writer, Director | as Herbert Pocket |
 Oliver Twist | 1948 | 7.8 | Writer, Director | as Fagin |
 The Bridge on the River Kwai | 1957 | 8.1 | Director | as Colonel Nicholson |
 Lawrence of Arabia | 1962 | 8.3 | Actor, Director | as Prince Faisal |
 Doctor Zhivago | 1965 | 7.9 | Director | as Yevgraf |
 A Passage to India | 1984 | 7.3 | Director, Editor, Writer | as Professor Godbole |