Lawrence of Arabia Poster
MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Up 386 this week

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

216 min  -  Adventure | Biography | Drama  -   30 January 1963 (Canada)
8.5
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 8.5/10 from 113,359 users   Metascore: 100/100 
Reviews: 482 user | 149 critic | 7 from Metacritic.com

Epic rumination on a flamboyant and controversial British military figure and his conflicted loyalties during wartime service.

Director:

David Lean

Writers:

T.E. Lawrence (writings), Robert Bolt (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
 Loading+Watchlist
Watch Trailer
0Share...

Related Lists

a list of 953 titles by dimkovachev created 9 months ago
 
a list of 692 titles by James Cool created 21 Nov 2011
 
a list of 2,226 titles by k-gjorgjiev created 10 months ago
 
a list of 924 titles by aarondf2003 created 10 months ago
 
a list of 100 titles by moviedolphin3088 created 6 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) on IMDb

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of "Lawrence of Arabia".
Top 250 #66 | Won 7 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 12 nominations See more awards »
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter O'Toole Peter O'Toole ...
Alec Guinness Alec Guinness ...
Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn ...
Jack Hawkins Jack Hawkins ...
Omar Sharif Omar Sharif ...
José Ferrer José Ferrer ...
Turkish Bey (as Jose Ferrer)
Anthony Quayle Anthony Quayle ...
Claude Rains Claude Rains ...
Arthur Kennedy Arthur Kennedy ...
Donald Wolfit Donald Wolfit ...
I.S. Johar I.S. Johar ...
Gamil Ratib Gamil Ratib ...
Michel Ray Michel Ray ...
John Dimech John Dimech ...
Zia Mohyeddin Zia Mohyeddin ...
Edit

Storyline

An inordinately complex man who has been labeled everything from hero, to charlatan, to sadist, Thomas Edward Lawrence blazed his way to glory in the Arabian desert, then sought anonymity as a common soldier under an assumed name. The story opens with the death of Lawrence in a motorcycle accident in Dorset at the age of 46, then flashbacks to recount his adventures: as a young intelligence officer in Cairo in 1916, he is given leave to investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks in World War I. In the desert, he organizes a guerrilla army and--for two years--leads the Arabs in harassing the Turks with desert raids, train-wrecking and camel attacks. Eventually, he leads his army northward and helps a British General destroy the power of the Ottoman Empire. Written by alfiehitchie  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Desert | Army | Arab | Turk | Hero  | See more »

Taglines:

An Epic Masterpiece As You've Never Seen It Before! (1992 Restored Video Release) See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | War

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Arabic | Turkish

Release Date:

(Canada) See more »

Also Known As:

Lawrence de Arabia See more »

Filming Locations:

UK See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$20,846 (USA) (22 September 2002) (2 Screens)

Gross:

$70,000,000 (Worldwide) (January 2004)
See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | UK: (director's cut)  | UK: (1970 re-release)  | UK: (original version)  | UK: (premiere version)  | USA: (restored roadshow version)

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (RCA Sound Recording) (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints) (restored version) | Mono (35 mm prints) (original version) | 4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints) (35 mm) (original version) | DTS 70 mm (70mm restored version)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Production was halted to move to Spain, but filming did not resume for three months because writer Robert Bolt had been jailed for participating in a nuclear disarmament demonstration. He was released only after Sam Spiegel persuaded him to sign an agreement of good behavior. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: On their way to Wadi Rhum and Aqabah Lawrence and his party of 50 have to travel north and cross the Devil's Anvil. Yet, when Gasim is seen walking at sunrise he has the sun to his left and a stretched shadow to his right, meaning he is travelling south. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Colonel Brighton: He was the most extraordinary man I ever knew.
Vicar at St. Paul's: Did you know him well?
Colonel Brighton: I knew him.
Vicar at St. Paul's: Well nil nisi bonum. But did he really deserve a place here?
See more »

Crazy Credits

The opening credits read: Introducing Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence. However, O'Toole had already played very noticeable roles in two feature-length films, the Disney 1960 version of Kidnapped, and The Day They Robbed the Bank of England. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Casting a Classic (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo"
(1892) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Fred Gilbert
Sung a cappella by Peter O'Toole See more »