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Key Information
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| Directors: |
David Lean |
| Stars: |
Alec Guinness |
| Actors: |
Anthony Quinn |
| Genre: |
Action/Adventure |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Character Study · True Story · Epic · Biography · Big Battles · Period Piece · Africa · World War I · Desert · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
043396020979 |
| Release Date: |
1962 |
| Running Time: |
3hr 42min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Collector's Edition; 2-Disc Set, 3hr 46min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (March 20, 2007)
UPC: 043396183636 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Restored Version; Letterboxed, 3hr 42min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (May 20, 1992)
UPC: 043396501331 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Michael Wilson |
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Professional Reviews
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(02/15/1989, p.C6, Sheila Benson): "...LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, restored to its full clarity and magnificence, is one of the Seven Wonders of the cinematic world..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
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 memory 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 ass... |
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