Lawrence of Arabia [videorecording - DVD]

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English, Arabic, Turkish Publication details: [U.K.] : Columbia Pictures, 2011Description: 1 videodisc (218 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Production credits:
  • Directed by David Lean ; Written by T.E. Lawrence and Robert Bolt (screenplay)
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness and Anthony QuinnAbstract: An inordinately complex man who has been labeled everything from hero, to charlatan, to sadist, Thomas Edward Lawrence blazed his way to glory in the Arabian desert, then sought anonymity as a common soldier under an assumed name. The story opens with the death of Lawrence in a motorcycle accident in Dorset at the age of 46, then flashbacks to recount his adventures: as a young intelligence officer in Cairo in 1916, he is given leave to investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks in World War I. In the desert, he organizes a guerrilla army and--for two years--leads the Arabs in harassing the Turks with desert raids, train-wrecking and camel attacks. Eventually, he leads his army northward and helps a British General destroy the power of the Ottoman Empire
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Directed by David Lean ; Written by T.E. Lawrence and Robert Bolt (screenplay)

Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness and Anthony Quinn

An inordinately complex man who has been labeled everything from hero, to charlatan, to sadist, Thomas Edward Lawrence blazed his way to glory in the Arabian desert, then sought anonymity as a common soldier under an assumed name. The story opens with the death of Lawrence in a motorcycle accident in Dorset at the age of 46, then flashbacks to recount his adventures: as a young intelligence officer in Cairo in 1916, he is given leave to investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks in World War I. In the desert, he organizes a guerrilla army and--for two years--leads the Arabs in harassing the Turks with desert raids, train-wrecking and camel attacks. Eventually, he leads his army northward and helps a British General destroy the power of the Ottoman Empire

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In English, Arabic and Turkey

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