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©2008
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2 videodiscs (approximately 226 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Videodisc release of the 1962 motion picture
A look at T.E. Lawrence, a British officer who unites the desert tribes of Arabia against the Turks during World War I
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
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
Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole
Rating: PG
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital; anamorphic widescreen presentation (aspect ratio: 2.20:1)
Dialogue in English with optional soundtrack in French and optional subtitles in English and French; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
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)