Lawrence of Arabia /
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 i...
| Uniform Title: | Lawrence of Arabia (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English German |
| Language Notes: | English dialogue, with optional German subtitles. |
| Published: |
Burbank, Calif. :
Columbia Pictures,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus) |
| Summary: | 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 London at the age of 47, 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. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 217 min.)) : sound, color |
| Audience: | Rated PG. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 1962: Best picture, best director, best sound, best color cinematography, best editing, best score, best art direction. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, F.A. Young ; editor, Anne V. Coates ; music composed by Maurice Jarre. |