Lawrence of Arabia

Duration: 3:42:00

Year Published: 1962

Creator: Columbia Pictures | Horizon Pictures | Time Life Video: Publisher

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: The biographical epic which told the story of T.E. Lawrence, an idealistic British soldier. During World War II, Lawrence of Arabia, as he was known throughout the world, was assigned to the camp of Prince Feisal, leader of the Arab tribes' against the Turks. Leading fifty of the prince's men on a three-week torturous march across the Nefud Desert, Lawrence launched a series of brilliant assaults on Turkish troops and trains., Biography of the enigmatic adventurer T.E. Lawrence, British military "observer" who decides to aid the Arab Bedouin in battling the Turks. Starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins and Claude Reins.

Complete Record: , Based on T. E. Lawrence's book Seven pillars of wisdom, the film describes his life and involvement in the 1916 Arab revolt against the Turks, on the side of Great Britain: how he organized the revolt, the Turkish defeat and brief period of Arab unity, his return to England and his death in 1935. (Does not circulate) Genre/FormFeature films. , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.