Lawrence Of Arabia (Superbit) (DVD)

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Production Year: 1962 - Drama - Director: David Lean - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Arthur Kennedy, Henry Oscar, Claude Rains, Norman Rossington, Donald Wolfit, Fernando Sancho, I.S. Johar, Hugh Miller, Gamil Ratib, Michel Ray, John Ruddock more

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David Lean's masterpiece--perhaps the greatest of screen epics--stars Peter O'Toole in one of the most electrifying debuts in film history. The film is less an ordinary adventure...
more...than an experience that leaves an overwhelming sense of the struggle between two powerful forces: the Arabian deserts, immense, intractable, ever-shifting, punishing; and T.E. Lawrence, humble as a monk, flamboyant as a rock star, protean, polymathic, heroic, enigmatic, mad. While working on the staff of British Intelligence in Cairo in 1916, Lawrence's fluency in Arabic earns him a post on a mission sent to establish contact with Prince Feisal (Alec Guinness), leader of the Arab revolt and ally of the British against the German-sponsored Turks in WWI. Impressed by Lawrence's knowledge of their culture, the prince allows the young officer to join his staff, and Lawrence quickly earns the Arabs' respect after he executes acts of extraordinary heroism. As the Englishman's genius for guerrilla warfare becomes evident, he assumes the role of de facto leader of the Arab revolt, uniting the heretofore warring tribes into a devastatingly effective weapon. But the chaos of war also unleashes the repressed officer's powerful need for self-abasement and mortification of the flesh. A visionary work that unfolds one indelible image after another, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA fuses the conflict of man against man, man against nature, and man against himself into a sublime poem of force. The film features a literate script by Robert Bolt and an outstanding cast, which also includes Claude Rains, Jack Hawkins, Arthur Kennedy, Anthony Quinn, Jose Ferrer, and Omar Sharif in his unforgettable desert-crossing debut.





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Review of Lawrence Of Arabia (Superbit) (DVD) by ThePolarOne

Advantages: Beautiful to look at, Excellent actors
Disadvantages: Very long character driven film

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) We begin at the end. T.E. Lawrence died in a motorcycle accident in Dorset, on 19th May 1935. He was 46 years old. The almost mundane circumstances of his death were a huge contrast to the extraordinary life he had led. The making of Lawrence of Arabia was a long and arduous journey, as were Lawrence's own experiences. It took a year and a half to shoot, and with so many remarkable and epic scenes it is understandable ... Read review

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Lawrence Remastered
Review of Lawrence Of Arabia (Superbit) (DVD) by ak481

Advantages: Remastered, making of documentary
Disadvantages: Cant think of a Thing!

...dvd is the "making of lawrence of arabia" which is very extensive and has a wonderful commentary by Omar Sharif on the director David Lean. Their are Lots of on-set pictures which were unseen previously and other goodies for those with DVD drives on their laptops and PCs. Special Features: 2.20 Wide Screen DVD 9 Superbit English Region 2 Dolby Digital 5.1 English Dolby Digital 5.1 ... Read review

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