Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Genre:
Adventure / Biography / Drama / War (more)
Tagline: From the creators of "The Bridge on the River Kwai." (more)
Plot Outline: Epic rumination on a flamboyant and controversial British military figure and his conflicted loyalties during wartime service. (more) (view trailer)
User Comments:
Heroism brilliantly shown
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User Rating:
 
8.6/10 (37,768 votes)
top 250: #28
Runtime:
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:
UK
Language:
English / Arabic / Turkish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (RCA Sound Recording) (70 mm prints) / Dolby SR (35 mm prints) (restored version) / Mono (35 mm prints) (original release)
Certification:
USA:Approved (original rating) / Iceland:12 / USA:G (re-rating) (1971) / Hong Kong:IIA / Argentina:Atp / Australia:M (re-rating) / Australia:PG (original rating) / Canada:PG / Chile:TE / Finland:K-16 / France:U / Ireland:PG / Norway:15 (director's cut) / Norway:16 / Singapore:PG / Spain:18 / Sweden:15 / UK:PG / USA:PG (re-rating) (1988) / West Germany:12
Trivia:
The role of Sherif Ali was originally intended for Horst Buchholz but he was forced to turn it down owing to his commitment to Billy Wilder's movie One, Two, Three (1961). Second choice Alain Delon tested successfully but suffered problems with the brown contact lenses required for the role. Maurice Ronet was then cast but was replaced after difficulties with his French accent and his Arab dress (Lean complained "He looked like me walking around in drag").
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Lawrence is showing off in his new Arab dress, the shadows are initially long, but in the next shot have suddenly shortened.
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Quotes:
Sherif Ali:
What is your name?
T.E. Lawrence:
My name is for my friends. None of my friends is a murderer!
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Awards:
Won 7 Oscars.
Another 19 wins
&
10 nominations
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User Comments:
46 out of 67 people found the following comment useful:-
Heroism brilliantly shown, 2 March 2001
Author:
bleakeye from Asia Pacific
When it come to making epics, David Lean is the master and what better
proof
than this masterpiece. "Lawrence Of Arabia" was first shown in 1962 and
after almost 40 years later, it is still beautiful. The story of T. E.
Lawrence is wonderfully brought to us by David Lean, director of another
masterpiece called "The Bridge On The River Kwai".
David Lean has shown us a man's long, yet never boring (at least for me)
journey into the deserts of Arabia. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) is an
ordinary
man that becomes a hero (at least in my eyes) during his extensive tenure
in
Arabia. He becomes a traveler, a great man, and a leader to the people
that
he has associated with. Only director David Lean could have given us a
movie experience like this.
An assortment of phenomenal actors are collected for this movie and what a
cast! Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guiness and so much
more portray their characters with intensity and believability. Never have
I been so impressed. As Lawrence, Peter O'Toole plays the role of which his
name is most associated with and is surprising for me that he made the role
his own because before I got a chance to see this movie I imagined a man
opposite from someone like Peter O'Toole. Omar Sharif as Ali is one of the
most charismatic characters in film history. I will not say anymore about
the cast because I'm allowed only 1,000 words to use in my
comment.
Will all do respect to classics such as "Gone With The Wind" and even
"Bridge on the River Kwai"this is without a doubt the most exciting epic of
all time. I highly recommend it!
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