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Lawrence of Arabia  Cover Image DVD DVD

Lawrence of Arabia / Columbia Pictures presents the Sam Spiegel-David Lean production ; screenplay by Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean.

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 obsurity.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1435912349
  • ISBN: 9781435912342
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 226 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Collector's edition.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Videodisc release of the 1962 motion picture.
Remastered in high definition.
Special features: Exclusive documentary: The making of Lawrence of Arabia ; A conversation with Steven Spielberg ; Four original featurettes: Maan, Jordan: the camels are cast; In search of Lawrence; Romance of Arabia; Wind, sand and star: the making of a classic ; Original newsreel footage of the New York premiere ; Advertising campaigns.
Special features may not be subtitled or closed-captioned.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, F.A. Young ; art director, John Stoll ; editor, Anne V. Coates ; music composed by Maurice Jarre ; orchestrations by Gerard Schurmann, played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra ; costume designer, Phyllis Dalton ; production designer, John Box.
Participant or Performer Note:
Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital; anamorphic widescreen presentation (aspect ratio: 2.20:1).
Language Note:
Dialogue in English with optional soundtrack in French and optional subtitles in English and French; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 1962: Best Picture; Best Director (David Lean); Best Original Music Score (Maurice Jarre); Best Cinematography (Color) (Fred A. Young); Best Art Direction (Color) (Art Direction: John Box, John Stoll; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni); Best Film Editing (Anne V. Coates); Best Sound (Shepperton Studio Sound Department, John Cox, Sound Director).
Golden Globe Awards, 1963: Best Motion Picture - Drama (Sam Spiegel); Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Omar Sharif); Best Director - Motion Picture (David Lean); Best Cinematography - Color (Fred A. Young); New Star of the Year - Actor (Peter O'Toole); New Star of the Year - Actor (Omar Sharif).
Subject: World War, 1914-1918 > Arabian Peninsula > Drama.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Middle East > Drama.
Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935 > Drama.
Soldiers > Great Britain > Biography > Drama.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Columbia Gorge Community College Library DRAMA LAWR 1962 (Text) 33892002480094 DVD Available -
Milton-Freewater Public Library FAM DVD Lawre (Text) 37862000515312 Family DVD Available -
Ontario Community Library DVD LAWRENCE (Text) 33330004780591 DVD Available -
The Dalles Wasco County Library DVD LAW (Text) 33892006697404 DVDs Available -


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