Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1962-12-11) |
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| Awards: | Won 7 Oscars. 31 wins & 14 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $45,306,425 |
| Screen: | Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson |
| Productions: | Horizon Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | العربية, English, Português, Türkçe |
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Casts
- 11390: Peter O'Toole - T.E. Lawrence
- 12248: Alec Guinness - Prince Feisal
- 5401: Anthony Quinn - Auda abu Tayi
- 10018: Jack Hawkins - General Allenby
- 5004: Omar Sharif - Sherif Ali
- 12515: José Ferrer - Turkish Bey
- 14371: Anthony Quayle - Colonel Harry Brighton
Crews
- 12238: David Lean - Director - Directing
- 13317: Robert Bolt - Screenplay - Writing
- 13267: Michael Wilson - Screenplay - Writing
- 6594: Sam Spiegel - Producer - Production
- 2704: Maurice Jarre - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 10079: Freddie Young - Director of Photography - Camera
- 6346: Anne V. Coates - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
Peter McGinn
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This is obviously an epic film, lasting nearly four hours with the wide, sweeping desert vistas and huge cast. It describes a fairly brief period of time out of a remarkable man’s life. I wonder how modern viewers handle the length of the movie, accustomed as they are to movies this ....
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227 minutes of greatness! I've always wanted to watch <em>'Lawrence of Arabia'</em> given its standing as being one of the greats, though that rather long run time always put it on my subconscious back-burner. At last, I rooted out some time for it and man it was a well spent near ....
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This has got to be in my top ten movies - it is an almost flawless exercise in marrying fantastic photography, casting, writing, costumes and a score into three hours of wonderful entertainment. Rumour has it that Albert Finney was offered the lead role and suggested Peter O'Toole in ....
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