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Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Country
United Kingdom
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Year
1962
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Genres
Biopic War
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Alternative titles
- Seven Pillars of Wisdom Working
- Lawrence of Arabia [Director's Cut] Alternative
Introduction
“It was a miracle that picture... And maybe the greatest screenplay ever written for the motion-picture medium.”
Steven Spielberg, interviewed for the Sony DVD release.
“I’m different,” declares Peter O’Toole’s T.E. Lawrence. Director David Lean had worked on something approaching this scale on The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), but his masterstroke with Lawrence of Arabia was to centre this colossal epic about the WWI Arab revolt on a strange and fascinating performance from O’Toole, then enough of an unknown to merit the credit “And Introducing...”.
One stunning set piece follows another: the entrance of Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif) through a mirage, the capture of the town of Aqaba and the attack on a Turkish train. But for all this epic splendour Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson’s script asks searching questions about identity and loyalty, and the ultimately grim view of British intervention in Arab affairs remains all too relevant.
Voyages in the desert have often been the subject of British cinema. See Crossing the Great Sagrada (1924), Desert Victory (1943) and Sammy Going South (1963).
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Prince Feisal
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Auda Abu Tayi
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General Allenby
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Turkish Bey
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Colonel Harry Brighton
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Mr Dryden
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Jackson E. Bentley
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Gasim
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Majid
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Tafas
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General Murray
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Sherif Ali ibn el Kharish
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T.E. Lawrence
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Farraj
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Daud
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medical officer
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club secretary
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R.A.M.C. colonel
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[vicar at St Paul's]
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[reporter at St Paul's]
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[Corporal Hartley, map room]
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[Corporal William Potter, map room]
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[MP, map room]
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[captain, officers' club]
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[staff-major, Murray's aide]
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[Corporal Jenkins]
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[Selim, Koran reciter]
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[elder Harith]
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[Auda's son]
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[voice of motorcyclist, Suez Canal]
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[driver, Cairo]
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[sergeant, Cairo]
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[driver, Cairo]
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[bartender, officer's club]
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[officer, officers' club]
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[Turkish sergeant]
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[artillery general, field briefing]
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[infantry general, field briefing]
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[cavalry general, field briefing]
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[Talal]
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[Khitan of Aleppo]
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[Tracey, Allenby's ADC]
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[sheik, Arab Council]
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[driver, end sequence]
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[regimental sergeant major]
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[2 British officers/Arab sheik]
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soldier with pipe, officers' club
Robert Bolt (uncredited)
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cast member
John Bennett (uncredited)
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Credits
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Direction:
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Directed by
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2nd Unit Director
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2nd Unit Director
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Assistant Director
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[Assistant Director (1st)]
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[Assistant Director (2nd)]
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[Assistant Director (2nd)]
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[Assistant Director (2nd)]
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[Spanish Shoot Assistant Director]
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[1st Assistant Director, UK Locations]
David Tringham (uncredited)
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Continuity
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[2nd Unit Continuity (11.8.-24.8.62)]
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[Assistant Continuity (22.7.-6.10.61)]
Production:
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©/Production Company
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Produced by
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[Production Executive (13.9-17.11.61)]
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Production Manager
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[Production Manager (3.9.-6.10.62)]
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[London Unit Representative]
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Location Manager
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[Location Manager]
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[Production Consultant]
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[Production Assistant (25.4.-28.7.1962)]
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[Production Secretary]
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[Production Secretary]
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[Production Secretary (8.5.-2.10.61]
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[Production Secretary (2.1.-15.12.61)]
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[Production Secretary (2.1.-15.12.61)]
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[Prodn Secretary (Morocco 18.5.-7.9.62)]
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[Prodn Secretary (Morocco 9.7.-14.9.62)]
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[Production Representative]
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[Secretary to Mr Spiegel]
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[Unit Office Runner (24.4.61-21.9.62)]
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[Unit Office Runner (22.8.62-)]
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[Research]
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Studio
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[Tests circa 1960 filmed at]
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[Moroccan Studios]
Casting:
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Casting Director
Writing:
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Screenplay by
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Screenplay by [Credit added to prints since 1995]
Photography:
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Director of Photography
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2nd Unit Photography
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2nd Unit Photography
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2nd Unit Photography
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Camera Operator
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[Camera Operator (12.5.-28.7.62)]
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[Camera Operator (2.7.-31.8.62)]
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[Camera Operator (24.5.-31.8.62)]
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[Focus Puller]
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[Focus Puller (24.5.-31.8.62)]
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[Focus Puller (2.7.-31.8.62)]
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[Focus Puller (26.4.-23.6.61)]
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[Focus Puller (28.6.-6.10.61)]
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[Clapper Loader]
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[Clapper Loader]
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[Clapper Loader (19.6.-31.8.62)]
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Chief Electrician
Special Effects:
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Special Effects
Editing:
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Editor
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[Assistant Editor]
Design:
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Production Designed by
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Art Director
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[Art Director]
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[Art Director (18.3.-20.7.62)]
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[Art Director (12.1.-27.4.62)]
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Assistant Art Director
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Assistant Art Director
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Assistant Art Director
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Assistant Art Director
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[Assistant Art Director]
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[Assistant Art Director]
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Set Dresser
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[Art Dept Secretary (20.2.-7.4.61)]
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[Art Dept Secretary (20.2.-7.4.61)]
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[Draughtsman]
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[Draughtsman]
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[Draughtsman (3.2.-18.2.61)]
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[Draughtsman (3.2.-18.2.61)]
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[Sketch Artist]
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Property Master
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[Production Buyer]
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[Production Buyer]
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Construction Manager
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Construction Assistant
Costumes:
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Costume Designer
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Wardrobe
Make-up:
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Make-up
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Hairdresser
Music:
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Music Composed by
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[Music] Played by
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[Music] Conductor
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Orchestrations
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[Music Co-ordinator]
Sound:
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Sound Recording
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Sound Dubbing
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Sound Editor
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[Foley Artist]
Stunts:
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[Stunt Double - Peter O'Toole]
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[Dove Pilot (6.1.60-12.2.61)]
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[Dove Pilot (6.1.60-12.2.61)]
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[Dove Pilot (17.3.-23.6.61)]
Consultant:
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[Principal Military Adviser]
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[Military Adviser]
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[Liaison Officer]
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[Aviation Stunts]
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[Transport Manager (8.5.-13.10.61)]
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[Austin Mechanic]
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[Radio Technician (15.7.-29.9.61)]
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[Quantity Surveyor (10.4-31.5.62)]
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[Rolls Royce Mechanic]
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Reconstructed and Restored by
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Restoration Produced by
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Restoration Produced by
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[Restoration] Assistant
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[Restoration] Assistant
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[Restoration] Assistant
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[Restoration] Editorial Consultant
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[Restoration] Sound Consultant
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[Restoration] Re-recording Mixer
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[Restoration] Special Thanks to
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[Restoration] Special Thanks to
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[Restoration] Special Thanks to
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[Restoration] Special Thanks to
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[Dialogue Coach]
Publicity:
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[Unit Publicist]
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