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It was directed by David Lean and produced by Sam Spiegel through his British company Horizon Pictures and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film stars Peter O'Toole as Lawrence with Alec Guinness playing Prince Faisal. The film also stars Jack Hawkins, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains and Arthur Kennedy.
- $15 million
- Maurice Jarre
- 10 December 1962
- Sam Spiegel
Mar 11, 2024 · Director David Lean was said to have spent nearly three years making Lawrence of Arabia, which is based on Lawrence’s mammoth memoir The Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926). The movie, shot on location in Jordan , Spain , and Morocco , is famed for its ravishing desert vistas.
- Pat Bauer
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. Director. David Lean. Writers. Robert Bolt. Michael Wilson. Stars. Peter O'Toole. Alec Guinness.
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- 5 min
- David Lean
Enlarge. “Lawrence of Arabia” (Columbia Pictures, 1962; reconstruction, 1989) is widely regarded as David Lean’s masterpiece and one of the most critically acclaimed of Hollywood films, winning seven Oscars (including best picture and best director). In genre terms, it is considered an epic adventure film, telling the story of an heroic ...
The True Story of Lawrence of Arabia. His daring raids in World War I made him a legend. But in the Middle East today, the desert warrior’s legacy is written in sand. The Middle East’s austere ...
Nov 5, 2009 · Alongside original scene sketches and on-set photographs, the journal contains contributions from the film’s major figures including screen writer Robert Bolt, production designer John Box, photographer F. A. Young, film editor Anne V. Coates and the director himself, David Lean.
Sep 2, 2001 · For a movie that runs 216 minutes, plus intermission, “Lawrence of Arabia” is not dense with plot details. It is a spare movie in clean, uncluttered lines, and there is never a moment when we're in doubt about the logistical details of the various campaigns. Law-rence is able to unite various desert factions, the movie argues, because (1 ...
