The David Lean Cinema is a small cinema built in the 1990s to honour the director David Lean who was born in the town. It was located in Croydon, London on Katharine Street. It is centrally situated within the Croydon Clocktower arts complex which also includes the Museum of Croydon and Croydon Central Library.
The David Lean Cinema is described as a small, intimate, art house-style cinema which showcases the best of British film and World cinema as well as classic re-releases and recent favourites. After 16 years the cinema closed on April 21st 2011. The cinema is now located in the Fairfield Halls, Croydon.
- The David Lean Cinema's website, containing full listings for the David Lean Cinema
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Coordinates: 51°22′20″N 0°05′56″W / 51.3721°N 0.0990°W / 51.3721; -0.0990
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