Originally produced as motion picture in 1962.
Based on T.E. Lawrence's Seven pillars of wisdom.
Booklet is a reproduction of the original 1962 souvenir booklet.
Widescreen 2.20:1.
Features include: disc one, DVD-ROM features: Archives of Arabia: historic photographs take you behind-the-scenes (Part 1); Journey with Lawrence: interactive map of the Middle East -- disc two: 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; DVD-ROM features: archives of Arabia: historic photographs take you behind-the-scenes (part 2); advertising campaigns; theatrical trailers; talent files.
Director of photography, F.A. Young, editor, Anne V. Coates ; music, Maurice Jarre ; production designed by John Box.
Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Jose Ferrer, Arthur Kennedy, I.S. Johar.
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen format; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2-channel.
System requirements for DVD-ROM: PC; Windows 95 or higher; DVD-ROM drive.
English (5.1 surround, surround), dubbed Spanish, dubbed French, or dubbed Portuguese dialogue, with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, or Thai; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Academy Awards, 1963: Best Picture; Best Director (Lean); Best Cinematography, Color (Young); Best Art Direcion-Set Decoration-Color (John Box, John Stoll, Dario Simoni); Best Sound (John Cox); Best Film Editing (Coates); Best Music, Score-Substantially Original (Jarre)
BAFTA Awards, 1963: Best British Film; Best Film from any Source; Best British Actor (O'Toole); Best British Screenplay (Bolt)
Golden Globes, 1963: Best Motion Picture-Drama; Best Director (Lean); Best Supporting Actor (Sharif) Best Cinematography-Color (Young); Most Promising Newcomer-Male (Sharif, O'Toole)
National Film Preservation Board, 1991: selected to National Film Registry
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