Head to headDavid Lean against Robert Bolt Both careers by IMDb ratingDavid LeanRobert Bolt
Tale of the tape as a writer
David Lean vs Robert Bolt
Robert Bolt averages 7.51 across 7 rated films as a writer, ahead of David Lean at 7.47.
- 9
- Films written
- 8 (7 rated)
- 7.47
- Average
- 7.51▶
- 7.49
- Weighted
- 7.57▶
- Brief Encounter 8.0
- Best film
- Lawrence of Arabia 8.3▶
- 7.58, 1944 to 1948
- Peak five
- 7.62, 1962 to 1970▶
- ◀9 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 3 films
- ◀7.42 (−0.05)
- Current form
- 7.28 (−0.23)
- 157K
- IMDb votes
- 597K▶
- 1944 to 1984
- Career
- 1962 to 1986
- ◀2 wins, 11 noms
- Oscars
- 2 wins, 3 noms
Rows won
3 to 5
Robert Bolt ahead
Films together
3
averaging 7.87
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 Lawrence of Arabia | 1962 | 8.3 | Director | Writer |
 Doctor Zhivago | 1965 | 7.9 | Director | Writer |
 Ryan's Daughter | 1970 | 7.4 | Director | Writer |