For which film did David Lean receive his first Academy Award for Best Director?
Correct answer: "The Bridge on the River Kwai"

ashymish
An excellent movie in its time. 😊

Byrde Alpha Bitch
Sundance, Actually, he only received a nomination for "Summertime". The Academy Award for Directing went to Delbert Mann for "Marty" that year.

Sundance
Actually, didn't he win for "Summertime" in 1956, two years before "River Kwai"?