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Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama, Biography, War, Award Winning |
Format | Blu-ray |
Contributor | Alec Guinness, Jose Ferrer, Claude Rains, David Lean, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Sam Spiegel, Arthur Kennedy, Anthony Quayle, Peter O'Toole, Jack Hawkins See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 3 hours and 47 minutes |
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Lawrence of Arabia
DOCUMENTARY, DRAMA, ACTION
David Lean's splendid biography of the enigmatic T. E. Lawrence paints a complex portrait of the desert-loving Englishman who united Arab tribes in a battle against the Ottoman Turks during World War I.
Stars of Lawrence of Arabia
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Peter O' Toole as T. E. LawrencePeter O'Toole: Achieved international recognition playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor |
Anthony Quinn as Auda Abu TayiAnthony Quinn: starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including: Zorba the Greek, Lawrence of Arabia, Lion of the Desert, The Guns of Navarone, The Message, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Guns for San Sebastian, Lion of the Desert and La Strada. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice; Quinn has been listed on the National Film Registry, for preservation: Lawrence of Arabia. |
Peter O'Toole and Omar SharifOmar Sharif:portrayed Sharif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia in which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He won three Golden Globe Awards and a César Award. |
Alec Guinness as Prince FaisalSir Alec Guinness: Known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), General Yevgraf Zhivago in Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Professor Godbole in A Passage to India (1984). He is also known for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas's original Star Wars trilogy; for the original film, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 50th Academy Awards. . Guinness won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and a Tony Award. In 1959, he was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to the arts. |
Lawrence of Arabia Winner of 7 Academy Awards
Meticulously directed by David Lean at a then-record studio cost of $13 million, the Sam Spiegel production earned seven Oscars including Best Picture, Director and Actor, and has become one of the most revered movies of all time. Peter O'Toole became an instant star in his first leading role as the dashing, slightly mad T.E. Lawrence, the British army officer who identifies with the people of Saudi Arabia and joins them in their fight against oppression. Supporting O'Toole were such outstanding actors as Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy (as the only American character, a journalist based on Lowell Thomas), Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle and Jack Hawkins.
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LAWRENCE OF ARABIA50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Winner of 7 Academy Awards® including Best Picture of 1962, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA stands as one of the most timeless and essential motion picture masterpieces. The greatest achievement of its legendary, Oscar®-winning director, David Lean (1962, Lawrence of Arabia: 1957 the Bridge on the River Kwai), the film stars Peter O’Toole — in his career-making performance — as T.E. Lawrence, the audacious World War I British army officer who heroically united rival Arab desert tribes and led them to war against the mighty Turkish Empire. Newly restored and re-mastered at 4K resolution, the massive scope and epic action of the Director’s Cut of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA can now be experienced like never before in this landmark 50th Anniversary Edition.
Set Contains:
Much has been made about the wealth of extras found on the four-disc 50th-anniversary collector's edition Blu-ray, but this two-disc edition also offers an exceptional array of supplemental features devoted to the making of Lawrence. However, buyers should note that most of the extras consist of the same material found on the 2008 collector's edition DVD, including the hour-plus "Making of Lawrence of Arabia," a nine-minute conversation with Steven Spielberg about the impact of the film on his career, and four short vintage documentary featurettes about the rigors of location shooting; one of the shorter items, Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic, from 1970, is featured in a slightly shorter presentation than on the 50th-anniversary collector's edition. A newsreel from the film's premiere and a gallery of promotional material from the picture's original release and subsequent reissues round out the set, while three minor extras from the collector's edition DVD--a handful of theatrical trailers, talent files, and the DVD-ROM feature "Archives of Arabia: Historic Photographs Take You Behind the Scenes"--have not been included. In their stead are two new HD features created exclusively for the Blu-ray release: "Secrets of Arabia: A Picture-in-Graphic Track" presents an array of textual information on the film and the historical events that inspired it, including excerpts from T.E. Lawrence's own writing, maps, and still photographs that can be viewed along with the film, while "Peter O'Toole Revisits Lawrence of Arabia" is a 20-plus-minute interview with the actor, who recalls his career-changing work on the film through typically charming and informative anecdotes. For buyers wishing to have the best Blu-ray presentation possible of Lawrence of Arabia, but are unwilling or unable to pay for the 50th-anniversary collector's edition, the restored version is a fine compilation of some of the best extras available from both past and present for this extraordinary film. --Paul Gaita
Product details
- Digital Copy Expiration Date : December 31, 2017
- Aspect Ratio : 2.20:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 ounces
- Item model number : 4098488904
- Director : David Lean
- Media Format : Blu-ray
- Run time : 3 hours and 47 minutes
- Release date : November 13, 2012
- Actors : Peter O'Toole, Arthur Kennedy, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif
- Subtitles: : English, French, Japanese, Dutch, Arabic
- Producers : David Lean, Sam Spiegel
- Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B008Y1YK0I
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #709 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #9 in Military & War (Movies & TV)
- #99 in Drama Blu-ray Discs
- #131 in Action & Adventure Blu-ray Discs
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Like many people who have seen the original 1962 release of Lawrence of Arabia (winner of 7 Academy Awards) in the theaters, I wanted to then re-watch it and other great epic films with important world history themes on DVDs - then the paramount technology (Note that Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg had helped restore a version of the original film for DVD release in 2000). After BluRays had come out, I found and purchased this 50th Anniversary newly-restored 4K version, which also included 3 other discs and other items in special packaging to mark this occasion, to whet my appetite to buy this package.
What does this special set contain?
I. 8 Things: A 4-disc set (3 film and 1 sound CD) & Other Things:
A. Sound Track CD, plus a few new songs
B. Disc 1: The newly-restored film an 8K scan/ immediate 4K film restoration, along with
“Secrets of Arabia: Picture in Graphs Track”
C. Disc 2: Backstories and extras (like Omar Sharif and Peter O’Toole finishing filming on different dates, but both racing though the desert and Atlas Mountains of Morocco, where some scenes were shot, and heading for some carousing, courtesy of Sharif in Casablanca! The two became pals for life after this entire experience! Another good one is King Hussein of Jordan, also a pilot, welcoming the planes bringing in the cast and crew to southern Jordan, where most of the desert battle scenes were filmed. This area in real life has been shot in many films, and for those of us who have visited/ lived in Jordan, it is a source of wonder and amazement.
D. Disc 3: Anniversary Gift Set Exclusive
E. A free, authentic sample of 70 mm film frames, whose packet lists its limited edition # on its front
G. An 88-page coffee table book with color photos
H. A special 50th Anniversary package, housing all of these items, making this truly a treasure trove of wonderfully-packaged items that owners are proud to show, by placing THIS entire package with items inside on a coffee table!
I. The Ultraviolet Download Code (mine was expired, but I would never watch this epic film on anything other than a large-screen HD TV)
II. The Exact Quantities of Minutes (Hours) on All Discs, excluding the CD:
A. Disc 1, BluRay film: Lawrence of Arabia - 227 minutes (3.78 hours)
B. Disc 1, “Secrets of Arabia: Picture in Graphs Track” – 130 minutes (2.16 hours)
C. Disc 2 Backstories and related information – 144 minutes (2.40 hours)
(TOTAL FILM TIME: 501 minutes (8.35 hours)
In a nutshell, what is this film about? Historically, it is about the early 20th century British Empire, with the help of their agent, T.E. Lawrence, loosely following history by uniting the disparate Bedou tribes of Saudi Arabia (Note Anthony Quinn’s stunning portrayal of Auda abu Tayi) to help end the Ottoman Empire (1299-1922), ruled by the Turks which had mercilessly and brutally ruled the ME for 623 years (and caused the Armenian Genocide/ Holocaust from 1915-1917). Specifically related to this include the following: the scene on the British HQ balcony in Cairo. In it, the bleeding Lawrence (whose back was severely lashed in Dara’a, Syria by the Turkish Bey [played brilliantly by Jose Ferrer] who took sadistic pleasure in humiliating Lawrence while torturing and possibly sodomizing him) talked to his commander, General Allenby, played by Jack Hawkins, in which Lawrence agrees to go back in country (Syria) and head Allenby’s men to the meeting in Damascus, to supervise and divvy up the goods/ commodities of the ME. Note that Lawrence had problems with slipping back and forth between the British and Arab Bedou cultures in terms of behavior and dress. The scene in Damascus showed this cognitive dissonance, with his being dressed in desert regalia while behaving like a British Officer reading from the ledger the list of things to be divided and meted out by means of a pre-approved British plan for who would get what. The people in the room, throughout this time were in a state of chaos, gave him no respect, and more chaos broke out amongst the attendees. The end result is that the British then got most of Damascus.
This activity, in turn, led to the slicing up of the entire ME region, in chessboard fashion, to change the landscape/ boundaries of certain countries to serve the ruling empires at the time (the UK and France) and then to transfer them to the countries that would later rise to have power. The was done very slowly and almost imperceptively, at a snail’s pace, by means of the following international stepping stones of important documents: The McMahon-Hussein Correspondence (1915-1916); The Sykes-Picot Agreement (1916); Balfour Declaration (1917); The Treaty of Versailles (1919).
All of these pieces of paper seemed to sandwich WWI (The Great War to End All Wars), fought from July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918, with later documents and plans ready to guide what would be mapped out afterwards.
In T.E. Lawrence’s 1922 autobiography, he states that “The Arab Revolt had been made under false pretenses.”….”Had I been honorable, I would have sent my men home.” At least he was being honest even if it was in retrospect.
All of these disparate parts combined together later to create a new entity in 1948, with the birth of Israel.
Lawrence wouldn’t have known about these long-terms plans, though, – very few people would have. His story was only a small cog in a larger system that would later emerge.
Current US high school world history educational curricula doesn’t really cover much of this part of world history then, but UK (and French) curricula would. US audiences, then, would have had much of this important historical background and dialog fly right over their heads, especially for younger students who may see this as an action film instead of one that is historical. In today’s global world, though, Americans, especially those who do much reading and travel, would eventually learn what this piece of history was and the results of this that were birthed around the mid-point of the 20th Century. They would specifically learn what really happened, especially to the Palestinians –even though the Balfour Declaration says that they would be respected and protected as a result of this maneuver.
During this time period, how could 1 country be given away in order to birth another? Who let it happen and why? Who rules that country today, and who is paying for it? Have these actions led to a better world for everyone involved today?
For viewing this film, there are 3 different sections of activities that could be created and used, to create critical dialog according to the age levels of the viewers: Pre-viewing; Viewing; and Post-Viewing. Educators and others could create these activities and share them online.
Would I recommend this 50th Anniversary Set? Yes! For the 8.35 hours of film alone, this set is a bargain. For the knowledge of our world history, this set provides immeasurable resources for learning and understanding about our current world today because ‘this current world’ is a result of the activities portrayed in this film. All of these pieces are a pre-‘Chessboard’ to events that continue to shape our world today, with the victors and the losers of Empire, as Zbigniew Brzezinski later showed in his book on the same topic, The Grand Chessboard (1997).
Make no mistake - "Lawrence of Arabia" is NOT a war film. There is glory of combat here; the battle sequences are brief and not very well-choreographed. But that's because Lean doesn't want us to see Lawrence's aim-and-shoot techniques. No, instead Lean smartly stays on his facial expressions -- O'Toole's behavior tells the story better than a battle's body count. When an enemy fort is overtaken, the "battle" is simply a camera pan of horses charging in. We don't need to witness an elaborate sequence because we only need to know that the Arabs defeated the Turks. "Lawrence of Arabia" is almost 4 hours, but is stripped to its essentials like those who dwell in its deserts.
The film features a wonderful cast of supporting characters. Alec Guinness reteams with David Lean to play Prince Feisal, a leader of patient wisdom and admiration for Lawrence's passion. Omar Sharif made a star-making American debut (and Oscar-nominated performance) as Sherif Ali, whose strong loyalty to Lawrence also brings him immense pain when his friend is also suffering. Lawrence and Ali are as equal as they are opposite; Sharif's chemistry with O'Toole is perfect.
The most obvious acheivement of "Lawrence of Arabia" is the cinematography and Lean's direction. Orson Welles "Citizen Kane" is a brilliant piece of filmmaking, but Lean overshadows that classic with more color and vivid imagery. There are too many genius shots to praise. The mirage sequence is the most famous, in which Ali's figure begins as a speck, but then rides ever so closer on a camel with no music...but haunting silence! Or when Lawrence is just assigned his mission: he looks at a burning match, exhales so gently...and the camera quick-cuts to a beautiful sunset in the Arabian desert. We witness the harsh realities of desert warfare, but don't actually see much blood or corpses. Instead, stirring dialogue and tracking shots get a strong enough reaction that the guns and casualties don't really matter.
The dialogue is sharp enough to rival "Casablanca" or "Pulp Fiction". Screenwriter Robert Bolt's dialogue is so truthful, poetic, and eloquent -- it's a thrill just to hear these characters 'speak'. The scenes involving strategy and tactics aren't glorious declarations of brilliance; instead, they're more like verbal chess matches between stubborn parties. For example: an Arab Bureau liaison, Dryden (Claude Rains at his smarmiest), is devilishly manipulative. However, Rains' tonation is neutral yet wicked. When a reporter asks Dryden what happened during a secret meeting, he casually replies "Oh...nothing...nothing at all." His lies are so obvious, telling us he intentionally rubs the secrecy in his adversaries' faces.
Another remarkable acheivement is Maurice Jarre's music score. Simply put, it's amazing and legendary! Thankfully, the DVD keeps the 4 and 1/2 minute Overture, Intermission, and Exit Music. For those unfamiliar, when cinematic epics played in movie theatres, music was played before the movie began. It helped audiences settle in and get ready for the film to begin. There were no images on the screen, but the music just played. The filmmakers took great pride in the best presentation possible for a film that took about 2 years to make. "Lawrence of Arabia" is as much as pleasure to listen to as it to watch it.
Another point on the main character - credit for the portrayal of T.E. Lawrence belongs equally to the entire production team. Bolt knew how to write him, Lean knew how to shoot him, Jarre knew what music to write for him, Anne Coates knew how to properly edit and pace his character, and O'Toole knew how the play him. This strong collaberation of artists results in a rarity: we, the audience, can relate to a historical figure who a total 'enigma'. As presented in the film, T.E. Lawrence was a man of dual-willed dilemmas. He keeps unfathomable promises, but lacks the heart to be satisfied. He's a central war figure who inspires many, but eventually rejects his talents.
As I said earlier, the character is collaborative effore - I forgot to mention the supporting characters who give their take on this bizarre man. They, I believe, is the heart of the film. One of the opening scenes reveals differing opinions on Lawrence's legacy. A reporter calls him a "shameless exhibitionist", while a British soldier calls him "a very great man". But is there any truth is what any of these men say? And if so, do they have enough credibility to even have an opinion? T.E. Lawrence (according the film) never really knew who he was or what he really wanted. Because of that confusing shell, his outcast reputation strengthed his ego to accomplish daring feats like crossing an endless desert, but also deeply hurt those closest to him (and those who only wanted his talents).
"Lawrence of Arabia" is a one-of-a-kind experience. It has powerful music, unforgettable camera shots, beautiful dialogue, jaw-dropping images, spectacular sequences, stellar acting, and historical significance! There will never be a greater cinema epic than "Lawrence of Arabia"...
DVD NOTES
There are two versions of this movie on DVD.
1) A One-Disc version that has no Special Features. That is worth a purchase alone, because you can watch the film in one sitting.
2) This Limited Edition DVD splits the movie into two halves. The video and audio quality appear to be the same, but the 2-Disc release has full-motion menus with music, whereas the other version only has freeze-frame menus. The second Disc includes an outstanding making-of documentary, some comments from Steven Spielberg on the restoration, and a few neat promotional materials. Seeing thses artists work themselves tirelessly for 2 years will only further your appreciation for this movie. Even if you don't share my praise for the film, you will admire the patience and hard work that everybody invested into it. This was not one man's vision; "Lawrence of Arabia" is collage of brilliant filmmakers and artists composing an unforgettable tale!
I've often heard people say one film is their 'favorite', but then they say another is the 'greatest'. To me, my all-time favorite and standard of greatness are the same film. Watch this film immediately!
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First the price was not such a shock as I recently secured a refund on The Mandalorian steelbook just about the same price. The Mandalorian was alright to watch but I could not imagine myself viewing that first series again. There are other comparisons apart from price. Lawrence of Arabia is 3h 46m whilst the Star Wars spin-off is total 3h 20m. I will watch tonight to see if the Intermission is included for Lawrence. Ice creams ready.
As the temperature drops on our digital thermometers Lawrence lights a match on our disposable culture. Where these days every character is either good or rancid, here we witness men under fire reacting to events. Lawrence is neither good or bad. Neither set in his way or a wandering soul. He could be the definition of the unreliable narrator except for one thing. They used to call it integrity. A broader view.
Aloneness.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2024
First the price was not such a shock as I recently secured a refund on The Mandalorian steelbook just about the same price. The Mandalorian was alright to watch but I could not imagine myself viewing that first series again. There are other comparisons apart from price. Lawrence of Arabia is 3h 46m whilst the Star Wars spin-off is total 3h 20m. I will watch tonight to see if the Intermission is included for Lawrence. Ice creams ready.
As the temperature drops on our digital thermometers Lawrence lights a match on our disposable culture. Where these days every character is either good or rancid, here we witness men under fire reacting to events. Lawrence is neither good or bad. Neither set in his way or a wandering soul. He could be the definition of the unreliable narrator except for one thing. They used to call it integrity. A broader view.
Aloneness.
Calidad Blu-ray que no está mal (tengo DvD original y lo mejora algo) pero evidentemente no calidad de los actuales, es una versión restaurada de un film de más de 50 años.