Lawrence of Arabia [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures presents ; producers, Sam Spiegel, David Lean ; screenplay, Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson ; director, David Lean.
Title from web page. Originally released as a motion picture in 1962. Release date: Nov. 13, 2012. Special features: Secrets of Arabia: a picture-in-graphics track ; Peter O'Toole revisits "Lawrence of Arabia" ; making of ; a conversation with Steven Spielberg ; Maan, Jordan: the camels are cast (1 of 4 original featurettes) ; Vintage featurettes ; original newsreel footage of the New York premiere ; advertising campaigns. Omar Sharif, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quinn, Sir Alec Guinness, Claude Rains, Peter O'toole, Arthur Kennedy, Anthony Quayle, Jack Hawkins.
Summary:
Stationed in Cairo in 1916, Lawrence languished in the mapmaking department of British Intelligence until he was asked to find and gather information on Prince Feisal, leader of the Arab Allied forces in World War I. Lawrence of Arabia chronicles his desert journey inspired by his first military success when he led a small contingent of Arabs against the Turkish stronghold of Aqaba.
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