Robert Bolt (Writer)

Lawrence of Arabia

The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.

Release Date1962-12-11

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Charactersd Officer with Pipe Gazing at Lawrence (uncredited)

Vote Count3177

Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor

Director David Lean became involved in the search for an anchor lost by Captain Cook in 1773. This documentary follows the search for this historic item.

Release Date1979-12-31

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd himself

Vote Count1

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert Mitchum (1917-97) to let himself be filmed simply hanging out with friends, telling anecdotes from his life and recording jazz standards.

Release Date2019-02-27

Charactersd Self - Screenwriter (archive footage)

Vote Count4

David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago

After a short biography of author Boris Pasternak, we get a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Doctor Zhivago (1965).

Release Date1965-01-01

Charactersd Self

Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration

Interviews analyzing and looking back at the making of, and the impact made by, of one of the greatest epic films ever produced.

Release Date2010-05-04

Charactersd Self

David Lean: A Self Portrait

A television documentary on the life and career of British film director David Lean. Scenes of Lean directing are intercut with personal interviews in which the director explains his methods, the beginnings of his career, and his relationships with actors and actresses.

Release Date1971-01-01

Charactersd Self

Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

In this promotional short for the feature film Doctor Zhivago (1965), director David Lean explains why he chose the performers for the leading roles in the movie.

Release Date1965-01-01

Charactersd Self

Augsburger Puppenkiste - Der kleine dicke Ritter - Oblong Fitz Oblong

Release Date1963-11-03

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Episode Count6

Doctor Zhivago

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.

Release Date1965-12-22

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count1192

The Mission

When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.

Release Date1986-09-06

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count1448

The Bounty

The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.

Release Date1984-05-04

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count584

A Man for All Seasons

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.

Release Date1966-12-13

DepartmentWriting

JobTheatre Play

Vote Count455

Ryan's Daughter

The wife of an Irish school teacher is branded a traitor when she falls for a British officer who is part of an occupying force in 1917 Ireland.

Release Date1970-03-19

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count160

The Red Tent

Torn by personal guilt, Italian General Umberto Nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed Arctic expedition aboard the airship Italia.

Release Date1969-12-23

DepartmentCrew

JobAdditional Writing

Vote Count62

A Man for All Seasons

Story of Sir Thomas More, who refused to accept the spiritual leadership of Henry VIII, and faces death as he struggles to remain loyal to his integrity.

Release Date1988-12-21

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count11

Lady Caroline Lamb

Lady Caroline Lamb, dissatisfied in her marriage, has an affair with the dashing Romantic poet Lord Byron.

Release Date1972-11-22

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count13

Without Warning: The James Brady Story

The story of Ronald Reagan's press secretary who was crippled in the 1981 assassination attempt on the president and who, with his wife, became the lightning rod for the gun control movement in the years since.

Release Date1991-06-16

DepartmentWriting

JobTeleplay

Vote Count3

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Release Date1980-02-21

DepartmentWriting

JobTheatre Play