Movie
Lawrence of Arabia
Overview
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
Details
- Release date
- 1962-12-11
- Runtime
- 228 min
- Genres
- Adventure, History, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Horizon Pictures
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence
- Alec Guinness as Prince Feisal
- Omar Sharif as Sherif Ali
- Anthony Quinn as Auda abu Tayi
- Jack Hawkins as General Allenby
- José Ferrer as Turkish Bey
- Anthony Quayle as Colonel Harry Brighton
- Claude Rains as Mr. Dryden
- Arthur Kennedy as Jackson Bentley
- Donald Wolfit as General Murray
- I.S. Johar as Gasim
- Gamil Ratib as Majid
Crew
- David Lean - Director
- Robert Bolt - Screenplay
- Michael Wilson - Screenplay
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