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- 227 Minutes
- Columbia Pictures
- Language English
- Country UK
- Rated: PG
- Format: Widescreen
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- Directed by David Lean
- Written by Michael Wilson, Robert Bolt
- Starring Alec Guinness, Anthony Quayle, Anthony Quinn, Claude Rains, Jack Hawkins, Jos, Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole
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Synopsis:
Director David Lean follows the heroic true life odyssey of T.E. Lawrence (O'Toole) in this dramatic portrait of the famed British officer's journey to the Middle East. Assigned to Arabia during World War I, Lawrence courageously unites the warring Arab factions into a strong guerrilla front and leads them to brilliant victories in treacherous desert battlefields where they eventually defeat the ruling Turkish empire.
Won: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Music, Score - Substantially Original, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color, 1963 Academy Awards
Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role (O'Toole), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sharif), Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, 1963 Academy Awards
Review:
"What you realize watching LAWRENCE OF ARABIA is that the word 'epic'' refers not to the cost or the elaborate production, but to the size of the ideas and vision." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
(Read more)- More on Lawrence of Arabia:
- Article on the making of the film
- Profile of director David Lean
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