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| Lawrence of Arabia (Single Disc Edition) | 
 enlarge | Actors: John Dimech, Jose Ferrer, Alec Guinness, Jack Gwillim, Jack Hawkins
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  379 reviews
Sales Rank: 2299
Format: Anamorphic, Subtitled, Color, Dolby
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Georgian (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 218
Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D09431D
ISBN: 076789880X
UPC: 043396094314
EAN: 9780767898805
ASIN: B00006ADD5
Theatrical Release Date: 1962
Release Date: August 27, 2002
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Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed- We ship to APO/FPO's.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Can I Just Say ... December 6, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
In amongst all the thoroughly deserved praise that LoA gets for acting, cinematography and directing, (all thoroughly deserved by the way: Peter O'Toole is one of my great heroes as an actor) I just want to add a huge round of applause for Robert Bolt, the writer of the screenplay.
For those of you who don't know, Robert Bolt was a VERY successful playwright in his own right. As the author of "A Man For All Seasons", his name is familiar to actors and directors but less well-known to film people.
Anyone who can come up with wonderful pithy dialogue like the famous match scene, or the following exchanges deserves major credit:
General Allenby: I'm promoting you Major.
T.E. Lawrence: I don't think that's a very good idea.
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Jackson Bentley: Never saw a man killed with a sword before.
T.E. Lawrence: [contemptuously] Why don't you take a picture?
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Sherif Ali: Have you no fear, English?
T.E. Lawrence: My fear is my concern.
Not particularly "realistic" perhaps, but such great theater!
Sandy wafare and camel stsatesmanship November 14, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
A timeless classic by David Lean, acted to perfection by perhaps the most underrated actor of the century - Peter O'Toole - and backed up by the electrifying performance of Omar Sharif in his debut "big" role. It is the history of how our present day allies - Saudi Arabia - came into existance, and provides insight into the origins of their religious disregard for human rights. It also shows the depth of character of Lawrence's strength of character as he single-handedly (well, almost) shapes the future of the entire Middle East - whether the British Empire goes along with it or not. This is as essential to your movie experience as Orson Welles' Citizen Kane - if not more so. It certainly is more visual in its widescreen color, and violence among the dunes. Get it, watch it, and remember it for the rest of your life!! Columbia Tri-Star DVD October 9, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Re: the budget Columbia Tri-Star DVD.
I have always loved this movie, but be warned, this single DVD version is NOT the director's cut. It is the restored 1988 version, and very beautiful, but it does not have the wonderful (additional) aerial shots and other scenes included in the longer version. Instead we get over 10 minutes of completely blank screen while the musical overtures play (apparently something director David Lean originally wanted). I would rather have had the director's cut. There is no "bonus" material at all in this version. Use the menu to skip the overtures - unless you need to fix a snack or use the loo.
Magnificant performances in a wonderous land... September 21, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
First released in 1962, and restored some 27 years later, this slightly longer version of the movie is a must see on the big screen - if only for the epic vision of the director, David Lean. A youthful Peter O'Toole takes the central role of T.E. Lawrence, a man who managed to unite several Arab tribes in defiance of the attacking Ottoman Turks in the First World War. This is no simple biopic, however. Lawrence of Arabia is a massive picture in every sense of the word, with Lean utilising the vast expanses of the desert in a way no other director had, or indeed has, since. If you haven't seen it before, there is no excuse. If you have, there's still no excuse.
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