Lawrence of Arabia

Resource Information

The work Lawrence of Arabia represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Lawrence of Arabia

Statement of responsibility

produced by Horizon Pictures Ltd. ; Columbia Pictures presents the Sam Spiegel-David Lean production ; screenplay by Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean

Creator

• Lawrence of Arabia (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Bolt, Robert
• Ferrer, José, 1912-1992
• trueGuinness, Alec, 1914-2000
• Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973
• trueYoung, Freddie
• Jarre, Maurice
• Kennedy, Arthur, 1914-1990
• Lean, David, 1908-1991
• O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013
• Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989
• trueQuinn, Anthony, 1915-2001
• Rains, Claude, 1889-1967
• Sharif, Omar, 1932-2015
• Spiegel, Sam
• Columbia Pictures
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Horizon Pictures (G.B.)
• Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978

Composer

• Jarre, Maurice

Screenwriter

• Bolt, Robert
• Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978

Subject

• 1914-1918
• Action and adventure films
• Action and adventure films
• Arabian Peninsula
• Biographical films
• Biographical films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Great Britain
• Lawrence, T. E., (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935
• Lawrence, T. E., (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935 -- Drama
• Middle East
• Military campaigns
• Soldiers
• Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography | Drama
• World War (1914-1918)
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Arabian Peninsula -- Drama
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Middle East -- Drama

Genre

• Feature films
• trueBiography
• Biographical films
• Action and adventure films
• trueDrama

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng

Summary

A look at T.E. Lawrence, a British officer who unites the desert tribes of Arabia against the Turks during World War I

Member of

• Columbia classics

Awards note

• 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).

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

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

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

Rating: PG

Language note

Dialogue in English with optional soundtrack in French and optional subtitles in English and French; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.L39 2008

PerformerNote

Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole

Runtime

226

Series statement

Columbia classics

Target audience

general

Technique

live action