Lawrence of Arabia / Columbia ; the Sam Spiegel-David Lean production ; Horizon Pictures (GB) Ltd. ; screenplay by Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean.
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FilmPublisher number: 16990 | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment41192 | Columbia TriStar Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Japanese Original language: English Subtitle language: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Japanese Publisher: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Edition: [50th anniversary edition]Description: 2 videodiscs (227 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- Cinematography, F.A. Young ; editor, Anne V. Coates ; music, Maurice Jarre.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This sweeping, highly literate historical epic covers the Allies' mideastern campaign during World War I as seen through the eyes of the enigmatic T. E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole, in the role that made him a star). After a prologue showing us Lawrence's ultimate fate, we flash back to Cairo in 1917. A bored general staffer, Lawrence talks his way into a transfer to Arabia. Once in the desert, he befriends Sherif Ali Ben El Kharish (Omar Sharif, making one of the most spectacular entrances in movie history) and draws up plans to aid the Arabs in their rebellion against the Turks. No one is ever able to discern Lawrence's motives in this matter: Prince Feisal (Alec Guinness) dismisses him as yet another "desert-loving Englishman," and his British superiors assume that he's either arrogant or mad. Using a combination of diplomacy and bribery, Lawrence unites the rival Arab factions of Feisal and Auda Abu Tayi (Anthony Quinn). After successfully completing his mission, Lawrence becomes an unwitting pawn of the Allies, as represented by Gen. Allenby (Jack Hawkins) and Dryden (Claude Rains), who decide to keep using Lawrence to secure Arab cooperation against the Imperial Powers. While on a spying mission to Deraa, Lawrence is captured and tortured by a sadistic Turkish Bey (Jose Ferrer). In the heat of the next battle, a wild-eyed Lawrence screams "No prisoners!" and fights more ruthlessly than ever. Screenwriters Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson used T. E. Lawrence's own self-published memoir The Seven Pillars of Wisdom as their principal source, although some of the characters are composites, and many of the "historical" incidents are of unconfirmed origin. Two years in the making (you can see O'Toole's weight fluctuate from scene to scene), the movie, lensed in Spain and Jordan, ended up costing a then-staggering $13 million and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. The 1962 Royal Premiere in London was virtually the last time that David Lean's director's cut was seen: 20 minutes were edited from the film's general release, and 15 more from the 1971 reissue. This abbreviated version was all that was available for public exhibition until a massive 1989 restoration, at 216 minutes that returned several of Lean's favorite scenes while removing others with which he had never been satisfied. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi ~ Erin Demers, Rovi
Blu-ray; regions A, B, C; 1080p High Definition; anamorphic widescreen (2.20:1) aspect ratio; 5.1 DTS-HD MA, 5.1 Dolby Digital; requires Blu-ray player.
Wide screen (2.20:1).
English, dubbed French and dubbed Japanese soundtracks with optional English, French, Arabic, Dutch or Japanese subtitles and optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, I.S. Johar, Donald Wolfit, Omar Sharif.
Cinematography, F.A. Young ; editor, Anne V. Coates ; music, Maurice Jarre.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1962.
Blu-ray release date: Nov. 13, 2012.
MPAA rating: PG CHV rating: PG.
Stationed in Cairo in 1916, Lawrence languished in the mapmaking department of British Intelligence until he was asked to find and gather information on Prince Feisal, leader of the Arab Allied forces in World War I. Lawrence of Arabia chronicles his desert journey inspired by his first military success when he led a small contingent of Arabs against the Turkish stronghold of Aqaba.
Special features: Secrets of Arabia: a picture-in-graphics track ; Peter O'Toole revisits "Lawrence of Arabia" ; making-of featurette ; a conversation with Steven Spielberg ; Maan, Jordan: the camels are cast ; In search of Lawrence ; Romance of Arabia ; Wind, sand and star: the making of a classic (1970 version) ; original newsreel footage of the New York premiere ; advertising campaigns.