| RYANSDAUGHTER | 1970 romantic epic directed by David Lean and set in Ireland: 2 wds. |
| DOCTORZHIVAGO | 1965 romantic epic directed by David Lean and set in Russia: 2 wds. |
| LAWRENCE | With 42-Across 1962 historical epic directed by David Lean and set in the Ottoman Empire |
| UPANDUP | Making progress on this, say, you criticise party in Ireland (2-3-2) |
| BRIEFENCOUNTER | A 1945 British romantic drama directed by David Lean and with a screenplay by Noel Coward (5,9) |
| LIAMNEESON | Taken actor who fought as an amateur boxer in Northern Ireland: 2 wds. |
| ALECGUINNESS | Obi-Wan Kenobi portrayer whose surname is a beer brand from Ireland: 2 wds. |
| EMERALDISLE | Nickname for Ireland: 2 wds. |
| LOVESTORY | 1970 romantic drama film starring Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal (4,5) |
| JOHNMILLS | English actor awarded an Oscar for his supporting role in the 1970 romantic drama film Ryan's Daughter (4,5) |
| THEBRIDGEONTHERIVERKWAI | War film set in Burma directed by David Lean (3,6,2,3,5,4) |
| KWAI | River central to a 1957 epic film directed by David Lean (4) |
| BRIDGE | 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean, The _ On The River Kwai (6) |
| ENCOUNTER | Film of 1945 directed by David Lean, 'Brief -' (9) |
| BENHUR | 1959 epic directed by William Wyler (3-3) |
| SAMURAI | Japanese epic directed by Akira Kurosawa, Seven _ (7) |
| WARHORSE | Equine epic directed by Steven Spielberg (3,5) |
| THEQUIETMAN | John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara star in this romance set in Ireland, three words |
| JOUSTED | Fought in armour in judo and set in motion (7) |
| ANGIE | Ms Tribeca in show created by Steve Carell and set in Tangier (5) |
