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language
English
duration
216 min
genre
adventure
theme
epic
director
David Lean
Score
8 / 10

Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 epic biographical adventure drama film directed by David Lean and produced by Sam Spiegel through the latter's British company Horizon Pictures and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was based on the life of T. E. Lawrence and his 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom (also known as Revolt in the Desert). Lawrence of Arabia introduces Peter O'Toole as Lawrence with Alec Guinness playing Prince Faisal. It also stars Jack Hawkins, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Jose Ferrer and Arthur Kennedy. The screenplay was written by Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson.

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T. E. Lawrence dies in a motorcycle accident in 1935. At a memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral, it becomes clear that several influential Britons dislike him.

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    award Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Silver nugget for the best foreign film
    contentLocation Aqaba Cairo Jordan London
    director David Lean
    editor Anne V. Coates
    events Arab Revolt Assassin Battle of Aqaba cultural identity grandiose delusions male bonding power rivalry T. E. Lawrence World War I
    genre adventure drama historical
    keywords a surprise attack american entry into world war i american journalist arab bureau arabia artillery auda abu tayi betray bey british army british officer capture of damascus clothe colonel damascus deraa draw the united states into the fight drink drown dry quicksand edmund allenby faisal i of iraq first world war france french third republic guerrilla war his revolt howeitat implied rape injured kill lieutenant long major massacred the residents middle east nefud desert no prisoner no quarter ottoman empire prince feisal quicksand quran st paul\'s cathedral suez canal sykes–picot agreement tafas tafas massacre the big push turk turkish soldier turn united kingdom united kingdom of great britain and ireland world war
    musicBy Maurice Jarre
    nomination Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    producer Sam Spiegel
    productionCompany AFI Catalog Horizon Pictures
    publisher Columbia Pictures
    recordedAt Jordan London Morocco Spain
    theme biographical drama epic race and ethnicity rape war