LAWRENCE OF ARABIA


 "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA" (1962)

MY THOUGHTS ... The Real 'Lawrence of Arabia' (Thomas Edward Lawrence) was the dashing, romanticized British officer credited with leading the Arab revolt against the Turks during World War I -- a feat depicted in this epic film. It was pouring with rain on the morning of Sunday - May 19, 1935, when T.E. Lawrence died. The man made famous by his Great War exploits in the Middle East, finally succumbed to the head injuries he had suffered six days earlier in a motorcycle accident. His true story and legacy are still a subject of debate among historians.
SYNOPSIS: "Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal (Alec Guinness) and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British, in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of native Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif), Lawrence rebels against the orders of his superior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert, to attack a well-guarded Turkish port."
STARRING: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Jose Ferrer and Claude Rains.
SCREENPLAY BY: Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson
DIRECTED BY: David Lean
ACADEMY AWARDS: Nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won 7 for: "Best Picture" (Sam Spiegel)
"Best Director" (David Lean)
"Best Cinematography - Color" (Freddie Young)
"Best Art Direction - Set Decoration - Color"
(John Box, John Stoll and Dario Simoni)
"Best Sound" (John Cox)
"Best Film Editing" (Anne V. Coates)
"Best Music - Score" (Maurice Jarr)
OTHER AWARDS: Nominated for 34 additional awards, from various entities, and won 23 of them. In 1991 it was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry at The Library of Congress.

Reacties

Populaire posts van deze blog

Open brief aan mijn oudste dochter...

Vraag me niet hoe ik altijd lach

LIVE - Sergey Lazarev - You Are The Only One (Russia) at the Grand Final