Certificate
PG
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Director of Photography
Freddie Young
Art Director
John Stoll
Costume Designer
Phyllis Dalton
Production Designer
John Box
Reviews
Time Out - The passage of time has only proved how difficult it is to run ideas, history, characterisation and landscape in harness on this sort of scale., Timeout - The passage of time has only proved how difficult it is to run ideas, history, characterisation and landscape in harness on this sort of scale., Film4 - It's probably heresy to suggest it's overlong, but if Lean's epic outstays its welcome, there are more than enough magical moments to explain why it enjoys its lofty reputation., Empire Magazine - Sweeping, epic, majestic, awesome, sumptuous, you name the grandiose superlative and you'll be right, with amazing performances and gorgeous visuals, although very, very long.
Author
T.E. Lawrence
Additional Information
David Lean's masterpiece--perhaps the greatest of screen epics--stars Peter O'Toole in one of the most electrifying debuts in film history. The film is less an ordinary adventure than an experience that leaves an overwhelming sense of the struggle between two powerful forces: the Arabian deserts, immense, intractable, ever-shifting, punishing; and T.E. Lawrence, humble as a monk, flamboyant as a rock star, protean, polymathic, heroic, enigmatic, mad. While working on the staff of British Intelligence in Cairo in 1916, Lawrence's fluency in Arabic earns him a post on a mission sent to establish contact with Prince Feisal (Alec Guinness), leader of the Arab revolt and ally of the British against the German-sponsored Turks in WWI. Impressed by Lawrence's knowledge of their culture, the prince allows the young officer to join his staff, and Lawrence quickly earns the Arabs' respect after he executes acts of extraordinary heroism. As the Englishman's genius for guerrilla warfare becomes evident, he assumes the role of de facto leader of the Arab revolt, uniting the heretofore warring tribes into a devastatingly effective weapon. But the chaos of war also unleashes the repressed officer's powerful need for self-abasement and mortification of the flesh. A visionary work that unfolds one indelible image after another, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA fuses the conflict of man against man, man against nature, and man against himself into a sublime poem of force. The film features a literate script by Robert Bolt and an outstanding cast, which also includes Claude Rains, Jack Hawkins, Arthur Kennedy, Anthony Quinn, Jose Ferrer, and Omar Sharif in his unforgettable desert-crossing debut.
Movie/TV Title
Lawrence Of Arabia (Box-Set)
Composer
Maurice Jarre
Sound source
Dolby Digital
Awards
Best Director 1962 - David Lean, Best Picture 1962 -
Screenwriter
Michael Wilson, Robert Bolt
Editor
Anne V. Coates