LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
1962

May 9, 2001
DVD

-->Directed.....David Lean [Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, The Bridge On The River Kwai]
-->Cinematography.....Freddie Young
-->T.E. Lawrence.....Peter O'Toole [Caligula, The Last Emperor]
-->Prince Feisal.....Alec Guinness [Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, The Bridge On The River Kwai, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back]
-->Auda abu Tayi.....Anthony Quinn [Mobsters, Only The Lonely, Jungle Fever, A Walk In The Clouds]

An adventurer's life with the Arabs, told in flashback, after his accidental death in the thirties.

The DVD looks great. The widescreen is really wide. The story is long, but never boring. We aren't told why some bands of Arabs are nice and some are not. We also don't really ever know Mr. Lawrence himself. It's a remarkable achievement, what with the raking the sand between takes and all. Everyone is good. Omar Sharif in particular. The extras on the double-DVD are pretty good, including old black and white promotional films.

Ratings:
Halliwell's: 10
Videohound: 10
Videohound War: 10
Maltin: 10