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30 January 1963 (Canada) moreTagline:
The Desert Classic. (1983 Video Release) morePlot:
Epic rumination on a flamboyant and controversial British military figure and his conflicted loyalties during wartime service. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won 7 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 12 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(54 articles)
Breaking News! Famed Film Composer Maurice Jarre Has Died; Scored "Doctor Zhivago" And "Lawrence Of Arabia" (From CinemaRetro. 30 March 2009, 11:41 AM, PDT)
Composer Maurice Jarre dies, aged 84
(From digitalspy. 30 March 2009, 7:29 AM, PDT)
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Peter O'Toole | ... | T.E. Lawrence | |
| Alec Guinness | ... | Prince Feisal | |
| Anthony Quinn | ... | Auda abu Tayi | |
| Jack Hawkins | ... | General Lord Edmund Allenby | |
| Omar Sharif | ... | Sherif Ali | |
| José Ferrer | ... | Turkish Bey (as Jose Ferrer) | |
| Anthony Quayle | ... | Colonel Brighton | |
| Claude Rains | ... | Mr. Dryden | |
| Arthur Kennedy | ... | Jackson Bentley | |
| Donald Wolfit | ... | General Sir Archibald Murray | |
| I.S. Johar | ... | Gasim | |
| Gamil Ratib | ... | Majid | |
| Michel Ray | ... | Farraj | |
| John Dimech | ... | Daud | |
| Zia Mohyeddin | ... | Tafas |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
216 min | UK:228 min (director's cut) | UK:187 min (1970 re-release) | UK:210 min (original version) | UK:222 min (premiere version) | USA:227 min (restored roadshow version)Country:
UKColour:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (RCA Sound Recording) (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints) (restored version) | Mono (35 mm prints) (original version) | 4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints) (35 mm) (original version)Certification:
Hong Kong:IIA | USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1971) | Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | South Korea:12 | Brazil:14 | USA:PG (edited for re-rating) (1988) | West Germany:12 (f) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M (Special Edition DVD) | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Ireland:PG | Norway:15 (director's cut) | Norway:16 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:PGFun Stuff
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Director David Lean originally wanted Albert Finney for the title role. Katharine Hepburn urged producer Sam Spiegel to cast Peter O'Toole instead. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Lawrence is crossing the desert with the prince's 50 men he starts to drift off. He is seen looking at his own shadow on the right side of the camel, but in the next shot the shadow is right under the camel. (See also Revealing Mistake) moreQuotes:
[first lines]Vicar at St. Paul's: Well nil nisi bonum. But I find something... disproportionate in all this.
Colonel Brighton: He was a remarkable chap. By any counts, remarkable.
Vicar at St. Paul's: Did you know him well?
Colonel Brighton: I knew him.
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A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERSWhat was Robert Bolt's contribution to the script vs. Michael Wilson's contribution, and why was Wilson denied credit?
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I first saw this movie on a scratchy VHS almost twenty years ago (I was 10). Liked it (sort of-enjoyed the battle scenes and the train blowing up), but didn't understand why my dad was so crazy about it.
The next time was on laserdisc (remember those?) almost 10 years ago and I was hooked. I finally got it - the conflict, the performances, the music, the dialogue - all mesmerising.
But it was only in 2002, when I saw the 40th-anniversary reissue on 70mm that I was completely blown away seeing the scale, the enormity of Lean's accomplishment. There were scenes that gave me goosepimples (the opening credits, the cut from the matchstick to the desert sunrise, "nothing is written" - others too numerous to mention).
The point of this rather rambling review is this - a movie that can evoke such passion in its admirers stands by itself, beyond reviews or criticism. If you haven't seen it yet I envy you, because you get to experience it for the first time.