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Lawrence of Arabia [videorecording] / DVD

Summary:

The story of T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole), the heroic and troubled man who organized the Arab nations to fight the Turks in World War I and then, having reached a pinnacle of power in Mideast politics, retired to postwar military obscurity.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0767859669
  • ISBN: 9780767859660
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (227 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen
  • Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Columbia Pictures Industries, c1988.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on T.E. Lawrence's Seven pillars of wisdom.
Booklet is a reproduction of the original 1962 souvenir booklet.
Closed captioned.
Disc 2 features include The making of Lawrence of Arabia (62 min.); Lawrence of Arabia: a conversation with Steven Spielberg (9 min.) ; four original featurettes: Maan, Jordan, the camels are cast (2 min.), In search of Lawrence (5 min.), Romance of Arabia (5 min.) and Wind, sand and star, the making of a classic (5 min.) ; advertising campaign (5 min.) ; Talent files of David Lean, Alec Guiness, Jack Hawkins, Peter O'Toole, Sam Spiegel, Michael Wilson, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Jose Ferrer, Claude Rains, and Robert Bolt ; original theatical trailers of Lawrence of Arabia (5 min.), The bridge on the River Kwai (3 min.), and The guns of Navarone (4 min.). DVD-ROM features on both disc include Archive of Arabia: historic photographs take you behind the scenes and Journey with Lawrence: interactive map of the Middle East.
Originally produced in 1962, restored version produced in 1988.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director, David Lean ; producer, Sam Speigel ; screenplay, Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson ; music, Maurice Jarre.
Participant or Performer Note:
Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Jose Ferrer, Arthur Kennedy.
System Details Note:
DVD format; English 5.1 digital or 2 channel Dolby ssurround.
Language Note:
In English, Spanish, French, Portuguese ; subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai.
Subject: Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935 > Video recordings.
Spielberg, Steven, 1947- > Interviews > Video recordings.
World War, 1914-1918 > Arabian Peninsula > Drama > Video recordings.
Genre: Films for the hearing impaired.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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