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

Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 British epic biographical adventure drama film based on the life of T. E. Lawrence and his 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom. 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. The screenplay was written by Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson.

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In 1935, T. E. Lawrence dies in a motorcycle accident. His memorial service is held at St Paul's Cathedral.

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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 an nafud arab bureau archibald murray auda abu tayi bedouin bey big push on damascus blood feud british army british have designs on arabia capture of damascus colonel colonel brighton daraa dead man deraa drink dry quicksand faisal i of iraq feud first world war flagellation flog garrison general murray guerrilla war guerrilla warfare harry brighton his revolt how to howeitat injured jackson bentley jerusalem kill lieutenant long major massacred the residents of tafas morning nefud desert ottoman empire prince faisal public utilities public utility quicksand set up sinai desert sinai peninsula st paul\'s cathedral strike surprise attack on aqaba sykes–picot agreement tafas tafas massacre turk turkish soldier war correspondent 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 of Feature Films Horizon Pictures
    publisher Columbia Pictures
    recordedAt Jordan London Morocco Spain
    theme biographical drama epic race and ethnicity rape war