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Lawrence of Arabia: Disc 1
(1962)
Synopsis
Please note that this is volume 1 of a 2 disc set. For the conclusion of this feature, you will need to rent Lawrence of Arabia: Disc 2.Director David Lean follows the heroic true-life odyssey of T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) in this dramatic portrait of the famed British officer's journey to the Middle East. Assigned to Arabia during World War I, Lawrence courageously unites the warring Arab factions into a strong guerrilla front and leads them to brilliant victories in treacherous desert battlefields where they eventually defeat the ruling Turkish Empire.
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About the DVD: The anamorphic 2.2:1 widescreen image was taken from the recent restoration of the 70mm print. The movie is split across two discs, with all the extras on the second disc, including an hourlong making-of featurette, a conversation with Steven Spielberg about the film, several featurettes from the premiere and more. Audio is available in Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0. All in all, a superb presentation of a classic, and Columbia-TriStar should be commended for its effort.
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Wolfit
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Recent war films (Pearl Harbor, U-571 and Saving Private Ryan) set invented stories against a historical backdrop of conflict, hoping to thrill and inspire by mingling the facts of war with the convenient inventions of fiction. Director David Lean's 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia reminds us that ... Complete Review
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I first saw this film when it opened in New York City, in 1962. The Ultra Panavision images spread across the giant Loews' State Theatre screen and the enveloping 6 channel soundtrack were the appropriate vehicle for a movie that I found (and still do) simply enthralling. Omar Sharif's entry, as ... Complete Review
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The first time I watched this movie, a few years ago, I sat in awe and wonder the entire time it ran. Moved to tears, anger, disgust and sheer pleasure, it was one of the most incredible movie experiences I ever had. Now, being able to watch it complete in it's glory with it's missing scenes ... Complete Review
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This film truly has it all - great actors (although strangely, it may be the only film of this caliber to have NO women in it), a fantastic script (true story), some of the best directing ever, and possibly the most lush and daring cinematography ever recorded. The scene where the servant is ... Complete Review
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David Lean, master of the widescreen vista, fills this movie with incredible, huge sights and sounds -- without ever losing sight of the human side of the action. Perhaps as good as movies get.
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Who would have thought that a movie set in the desert about the revolt of the Arabs during WWI would be so unbelievably wonderful. This picture has it all. Stunning cinematography, a beautiful music score and Omar Shariff (what more could you ask for). You will feel as if you've been ... Complete Review
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Ah, this one is such a treat. Rent discs one and two. Disc two has all the great treats like documentaries on the making of this epic and newsreel footage while it was being made. After watching them it makes you want to watch the whole movie all over again. This movie is an epic in every ... Complete Review
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