Lawrence of Arabia

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Lawrence of Arabia - 2 Disc Set

Director David Lean follows the heroic true-life odyssey of T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) in this portrait of the famed British officer's journey to the Middle East. Assigned to Arabia during World War I, Lawrence 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 Turks.

Also stars: Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy and Donald Wolfit. Written by Robert Bolt.

Selected for the Library of Congress' National Film Registry of American Film.

DVD Two disc set

Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French, Spanish, Portuguese
Available subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Thai
Closed-captioned
Widescreen anamorphic format
Theatrical trailer(s)
Four original featurettes: "Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic," "Maan, Jordan: The Camels Are Cast," "In Search of Lawrence" and "Romance of Arabia"
Exclusive Documentary: "The Making of Lawrence of Arabia"
A Conversation with Steven Spielberg
Original Newsreel Footage of the New York Premiere
Advertising Campaigns
Talent Files
DVD-ROM Elements Include: Journey with Lawrence: Map of Arabia & Military Strategy and Archives of Arabia: HistoricPhotographs
Reproduction of the 1962 Souvenir Booklet

Curator's Comments:
Read Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.

Director: David Lean
Color
222 minutes
Released: 1960
Rated: PG

Country: USA
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama/War

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