Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | |
| Director(s) | David Lean |
| Producer(s) | Sam Spiegel, David Lean (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Biographical, Drama, Epic, Historical |
| Top Topics | Exotic Lands |
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Lawrence of Arabia Overview:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) was a Adventure - Biographical Film directed by David Lean and produced by David Lean and Sam Spiegel.
SYNOPSIS
Here is one of the great Hollywood epics of all time and O'Toole's first major screen appearance, which established him as an international star overnight. He gives a superb performance as T. E. Lawrence, a British military observer who, in rejecting British tradition and adapting Arab attire, became a figure of enduring mystique while helping to unite the warring Arab functions into a guerrilla front against the Turks. The restored video includes 35 minutes of previously missing footage. The 30th anniversary special edition features the original theatrical trailer and a 32-page companion booklet, plus a film short on the making of the film including interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. The laserdisc edition features a collection of production photos, Wind, Sand and Star, a featurette documenting production, footage from the 1962 New York premiere, and silent newsreel production footage.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
.Lawrence of Arabia was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1991.
Academy Awards 1962 --- Ceremony Number 35 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Peter O'Toole | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Omar Sharif | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: John Box, John Stoll; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Fred A. Young | Won |
| Best Director | David Lean | Won |
| Best Film Editing | Anne Coates | Won |
| Best Music - Scoring | Maurice Jarre | Won |
| Best Picture | Sam Spiegel, Producer | Won |
| Best Writing | Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
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By Amanda Garrett on Jun 24, 2017 From Old Hollywood FilmsLawrence of Arabia (1962) is one of the 1001 classic movies you should see. David Lean's World War I epic stars Peter O'Toole (left) and Omar Sharif. Each Friday, I'm going to recommend a classic movie you should see (for the reasons behind the 1001 series and reviews of earlier films covered go ... Read full article
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By minooallen on Jan 30, 2015 From Classic Movie Hub BlogLawrence of Arabia: Part two ? The Destruction of Myth Hello dear readers and thank you for coming back to my Lawrence of Arabia blog posts. Last November, as part of the British Empire Blogathon, I wrote Part One of this two-part series. If you did not get a chance to read it and feel the need to c... Read full article
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Quotes from
Jackson Bentley: What attracts you personally to the desert?
T.E. Lawrence: It's clean.
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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Facts about
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the 1970s, Peter O'Toole was describing just how long the movie took to make by referring to the scene when T.E. Lawrence and Gen. Allenby, after their meeting, continue talking while walking down a staircase. According to O'Toole, part of the scene had to be reshot much later, "so in the final print, when I get to the bottom of the stairs, I'm a year older than I was when I started walking down them."
After deciding to cast an unknown actor in the role of T.E. Lawrence, David Lean arranged a screen test for Albert Finney shortly before the release of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, which made Finney a star. The extensive screen test involved costumes, sets and included actors Ferdy Mayne and Laurence Payne, and was shot over four days at a cost of £100,000. In addition to Lean, the test was attended by cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth, assistant director Gerry O'Hara, editor Anne V. Coates, producer Sam Spiegel and Anthony Nutting, an expert on Arabian history. It was unanimously agreed that the screen test was excellent, and Finney was offered the part of Lawrence but turned it down, as he did not want to be committed to the long-term contract he would have been required to sign.
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