Lawrence of Arabia

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Features

This single-disc edition affords the film, without extras. Like the two-disc Special Edition, it affords digitally mastered audio and anamorphic video, with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound on the English soundtrack. For the two-disc Special Edition with additional features, please click "DVD - Wide Screen / Dolby 5.1" above.

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Overture [6:10]
2. Death of a Legend [3:19]
3. On Staff, in Cairo [2:55]
4. Dryden & Murray [1:51]
5. A Chat With the General [2:07]
6. "Find Prince Feisal" [1:17]
7. The Desert Journey Begins [4:31]
8. Friendship [4:28]
9. Ali at the Well [10:01]
10. Colonel Brighton [2:04]
11. What Modern Weapons Do [5:00]
12. In Feisal's Tent [5:38]
13. "Time To Be Great Again" [2:53]
14. "We Need a Miracle" [2:43]
15. "The Nefud Cannot Be Crossed!" [1:19]
16. "In Whose Name Do You Ride?" [2:38]
17. At the Oasis [:26]
18. "That Is the Railway" [1:50]
19. "You Were Drifting" [1:42]
20. Lost in the Desert [9:59]
21. Rescue of Gasim [3:49]
22. "Nothing is Written" [2:08]
23. El Aurens [3:46]
24. Robes of a Sharif [2:02]
25. Auda aby Tayi & Son [2:39]
26. Ali Vs. Auda [2:07]
27. "Dine With Me at Wadi Rum!" [5:34]
28. Execution of Gasim [7:55]
29. Attack on Akaba [3:38]
30. "The Miracle Is Accomplished" [2:25]
31. No Gold in Akaba [3:13]
32. Quicksand [4:23]
33. Suez Canal [:40]
34. The Officers' Bar [3:13]
35. General Allenby [3:01]
36. Planning the Campaign [4:10]
37. Entr'acte [6:37]
38. Jackson Bently, Journalist [4:47]
39. Destroying the Turkish Railway [4:19]
40. "It's Clean" [6:24]
41. Something Honorable [7:28]
42. Detonator [1:52]
43. Capture in Deraa [4:09]
44. "Beat Him" [6:32]
45. "Sleep... Eat" [1:02]
46. "Any Man Is What I Am" [4:43]
47. Entering Jerusalem [3:02]
48. A Clash of Temperment [:58]
49. Bodyguard [2:23]
50. British Staff Meeting [3:05]
51. Roads to Damascus [5:28]
52. "No Prisoners!" [3:22]
53. Chaos in Damascus [:59]
54. Turkish Hospital [2:52]
55. Going Home [9:26]
56. End Credits & Exit Music [8:27]

Editorial Reviews

Decades after its initial theatrical release, Lawrence of Arabia remains the quintessential movie epic: lavish, sweeping, and literate, played against a grand historical backdrop and peopled with sharply drawn characters. The Academy Award winner for Best Picture in 1962, it also earned an Oscar for director David Lean (The Bridge on the River Kwai), whose command of filmmaking technique was never more aptly demonstrated. Peter O’Toole achieved international stardom following his portrayal of T. E. Lawrence, the enigmatic British intelligence officer who participated in a 1916 Arab revolt against Turkish oppressors and became a legendary figure throughout the Middle East. The arduous desert campaign is detailed with scope and style, and though Lean and screenwriter Robert Bolt never quite get a handle on their charismatic but cryptic protagonist, they limn memorable secondary characters like Omar Sharif’s fiery rebel chieftain, Alec Guinness’s crafty Arab prince, and Jack Hawkins’s stolid British general. A meticulously crafted film, truly a feast for the eyes and ears, Lawrence of Arabia is also a rousing adventure guaranteed to stir the emotions. The long-awaited DVD version is newly remastered from fully restored film elements and includes four Lawrence featurettes in addition to original newsreel footage of Lawrence himself, as well as a conversation with director and Lawrence fan Steven Spielberg. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble

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Barnes & Noble
1 person found this review helpful:
5 star ratingWho could ask for more?
by Anonymous on May 29, 2007
I find it sad and rather frightening that people can give a movie like Lawrence of Arabia three stars. IT IS A CLASSIC! There is no doubt about it, Lawrence of Arabia is one of the greatest movies of all time. Winner of Best Picture, Number five on AFI's Top 100 Movies...NUMBER FIVE! How can anyone give such a great movie THREE STARS! It has action, adventure, drama, and some of the best acting I've ever seen by Peter O Toole. Even more importantly, it gives you a look into the mind and soul of one man...T.E. Lawrence.

Most Helpful Negative Review:

Barnes & Noble
2 people found this review helpful:
3 star ratingStill A Problematic DVD Transfer of This Thinking Man's Epic
by Anonymous on July 24, 2004
David Leans 'Lawrence of Arabia' ranks among a handful of truly outstanding, thoroughly deserving Academy Award winning classics. The film has an epic sweep that is both grand and brilliantly conceived, if fictional in its account of the life of T.E. Lawrence. The plot follows Lawrence from his modest beginnings as a somewhat backward and generally bored British officer working in a map room in Cairo. He is plucked from obscurity by Allenbee (Claude Raines) and given the opportunity of a lifetime as special envoy to the Arab Prince Fisel (Alec Guinness). However, after invading and conquering Damascus, Lawrences rise as a cult figure begins to swell his own pride and ego which gradually leads to his own demise. In his debut film appearance, Peter O'Toole delivers a tour de force as the introspective, self appointed master of all he oversees. Omar Shariff is masterful and commanding as Sheriff Ali. Alis initial skepticism toward Lawrence dissolves into a friendship that is both weakened and galvanized through the passage of time. Evergreen chameleon, Alec Guinness is marvelous as Prince Fisel. Shortly after the films world premiere, all prints were cut down in order to accommodate more nightly viewings. David Lean never approved of these cuts but was given the opportunity to revisit Lawrence of Arabia some thirty years later and restore all of the missing footage. The absence of certain audio portions meant that surviving principle cast members were called back in to re-record their lines. The net results of this restoration work were then considered cutting edge. But about the DVDs; Lawrence of Arabia was previously presented in a handsome double disc set from Columbia Tri-Star, then as a single disc, and now, in a supposedly remastered Superbit edition. Film restorer, Robert A. Harris has color corrected the original restoration negative that he previously worked on. The results are a much smoother, more vibrant print with richer, deeper colors that do justice to the films rich texture and starkly beautiful surroundings. Unfortunately, Columbia (after promising they would remove it) has left in all the edge enhancement that was present on the previous DVD transfers. Fine details shimmer excessively in certain scenes. Much of the latter half of the film is plagued by halo effects and a considerable amount of pixelization. These effects are terribly distracting. Despite Superbit's claim to offer the best picture quality available to the home consumer - this disc simply does not hold up! Also, the break in the film DOES NOT come at the intermission, where one might expect it. While the Superbit doctrine claims that this has been done in order to preserve the integrity of the image quality, it is difficult to take that claim serious when DVD transfers like 'Hello Dolly!' have managed to fit their entire 144 min. running time onto a single sided disc with no traces of edge enhancement or shimmering included! The audio has been further cleaned up and, for the most part, sounds wonderful. There are no extras on the Superbit edition. The 2 disc special edition includes an audio commentary, an extensive making of documentary, several featurettes and theatrical trailers made at the time the film was being conceived.

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  • Barnes & Noble
    3 people found this review helpful:
    1 star ratingHorrible
    by Anonymous on October 4, 2007
    This film makes me want to puke. I have never seen a movie that has disappointed me. But I must say the phrase, I stand corrected. The people who made this must have been drunk or high on meth. Who can tell? The reasons for getting the film is to torture your family and friends or to cure insomnia. That’s it. So just don’t by it. Trust me.
  • Barnes & Noble
    3 people found this review helpful:
    1 star ratingThis movie SUCKED!
    by Anonymous on July 3, 2007
    First off, who in their right mind would make a 3+ hour movie about some dude roaming the desert? You spend five minutes alone with Lawrence, and then it’s off to the boring desert. You spend an hour chasing a guy who is lost in the desert and Lawrence goes after him! How more stupid can you get? His reason for going to the desert is ‘It’s clean.’ I mean, come on! It’s stupid, dull, and the action is as about as exiting as that of a wine commercial. I fell asleep while watching this film. My advice is just stay away or you’ll wonder what you could have been doing with those 3+ hours.
  • Barnes & Noble
    1 person found this review helpful:
    5 star ratingThis film is a Masterpiece
    by Anonymous on July 14, 2007
    Lawrence of Arabia is a wonderful film because there is a certain amount of depth that you just don't find in many good films anymore. It told the story of how T.E. lawrence led the arab revolt, a story very few people know about. The acting is superb and the musical score is beautiful as well as the sets. You should watch this film because it is not only entertainment, but contains a good deal of history in it.
  • Barnes & Noble
    5 star ratingClassic movie that keeps you watching throughout. What a great cast of actors; all who went on to star in many other films together.
    by TomZap on August 1, 2009
    The music, the setting, the story line and the acting all make this film one of the all time greats. One that needs to be in everyones library of films. Hollywood just does not make movies like this anymore.
  • Barnes & Noble
    5 star ratingAn outstanding epic
    by JL_Garner on May 16, 2009
    I was surprised to realize that I'd never watched David Lean's 1962 epic "Lawrence of Arabia." It was well worth the wait. At once a huge story of international politics and the British-backed Arabian fight for freedom from the Ottoman Empire, it's also an intensely personal story of one man's journey from nobody to historic figure, and how it almost breaks him.Peter O'Toole is brilliant as the enigmatic T.E. Lawrence, but I actually found myself drawn more to the supporting characters -- Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif), Auda Abu Tayi (Anthony Quinn), and Prince Feisal (the chameleonlike Alec Guinness). Beautifully filmed, and with one of the most memorable film scores of all time, "Lawrence" really lives up to the adjective "masterpiece." My only regret is that I don't have a larger TV screen on which to appreciate the stunning visuals.
  • Barnes & Noble
    5 star ratingOne of the ten best movies ever made
    by Anonymous on April 8, 2008
    I am partly posting this in response to the other reviews. This film is an acknowledged masterpiece. It is an engrossing, beautifully shot, remarkably acted work. The dissolving of Lawrence as the war wears on him is as intimate a character study as you will see even as it is on the backdrop of war and struggle in the dessert. Insightful and prescient, it is even more relevant today. Worth watching if only for the justifiably ballyhooed "mirage" shot. Any lover of movies who doesn't hold Transformers in high regard owes it to themselves to see this.
  • Barnes & Noble
    5 star ratingGreat Movie
    by Anonymous on February 13, 2008
    This is one of my favorite movies. It has great acting and was filmed beautifully.
  • Barnes & Noble
    5 star ratingMasterpiece!!!!!
    by Anonymous on December 12, 2001
    ''He was the most extraordinary man I ever knew.'' One of the greatest movies of all time!This great screen epic, starring an amazing Peter O'Toole (in his first major role) as T. E. Lawrence, is a masterpiece of cinema, and director David Lean's best work (which says a lot). The story concerns Lawrence's revolt against Turkey during World War I. Besides being a brilliant historical epic, the film is also a brilliant character piece; O'Toole's performance and the insightful screenplay bring Lawrence's character to life as few characters of cinema ever have. You will never forget these characters!!

Specifications

  • UPC:
    043396094314
  • Source: SONY PICTURES
  • Region Code: 1
  • Presentation: Wide Screen
  • Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, Français, Español, Portugais, Thai, Korean
  • Time: 3:38:00