Lawrence of Arabia

Resource Information

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

Label

Lawrence of Arabia

Statement of responsibility

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

• Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989
• Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000
• Rains, Claude, 1889-1967
• Sharif, Omar, 1932-2015
• Spiegel, Sam
• Stoll, John, 1913-1990
• Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978
• Wolfit, Donald, 1902-1968
• Young, Freddie
• Quinn, Anthony, 1915-2001
• Ferrer, José, 1912-1992
• Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973
• Coates, Anne V
• Jarre, Maurice
• Kennedy, Arthur, 1914-1990
• Bolt, Robert
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
• Lean, David, 1908-1991
• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013

Actor

• Wolfit, Donald, 1902-1968
• Ferrer, José, 1912-1992
• Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000
• O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013
• Kennedy, Arthur, 1914-1990
• Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973
• Sharif, Omar, 1932-2015
• Rains, Claude, 1889-1967
• Quinn, Anthony, 1915-2001
• Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989

Art director

• Stoll, John, 1913-1990

Screenwriter

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

Cinematographer

• Young, Freddie

Composer

• Jarre, Maurice

Director

• Lean, David, 1908-1991

Film editor

• Coates, Anne V

Producer

• Spiegel, Sam

Subject

• Lawrence, T. E., (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935
• Lawrence, T. E., (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935 -- Drama
• Middle East
• Middle East -- History -- 20th century -- Drama
• Military campaigns
• Soldiers
• Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography | Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• World War (1914-1918)
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Arabian Peninsula -- Drama
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Middle East -- Drama
• 1900-1999
• Arabian Peninsula
• Biographical films
• Biographical films
• Biographical films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Great Britain
• Historical films
• Historical films
• History

Genre

• Drama
• Historical films
• Fiction films
• Biography
• History
• Biographical films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Feature films

Language

• eng
• chi
• fre
• kor
• por
• spa
• tha
• eng
• eng

Summary

The story of T.E. Lawrence, the heroic and troubled man who organized the Arab nations to fight the Turks in World War I and then, having reached a pinnacle of power in Mideast politics, retired to postwar military obscurity

Member of

• David Lean collection

Awards note

Academy Awards, 1962: Best picture, best director, best sound, best color cinematography, best editing, best score, best art direction.

Cataloging source

MHB

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, F.A. Young ; editor, Anne V. Coates ; art director, John Stoll ; music composed by Maurice Jarre

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

Rated PG

Language note

English, with optional French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.L38 2002

PerformerNote

Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Wolfit, I.S. Johar, Omar Sharif

Runtime

227

Series statement

David Lean collection

Target audience

general

Technique

live action