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Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia. Made in 1962 Oscars (7) for: Art Direction Cinematography Director Film Editing Score Picture Sound Directed by David Lean Written by Robert Bolt Also wrote play “Man For All Seasons”. Peter O’Toole stars as Lawrence Also starred in “Troy”

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Lawrence of Arabia

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  1. Lawrence of Arabia

  2. Made in 1962 • Oscars (7) for: • Art Direction • Cinematography • Director • Film Editing • Score • Picture • Sound • Directed by David Lean • Written by Robert Bolt • Also wrote play “Man For All Seasons”

  3. Peter O’Toole stars as Lawrence • Also starred in “Troy” • Alec Guinness stars as Prince Feisel • Anthony Quinn stars as Auda abu Tayi • Has won two Oscars • Omar Sharif starred as Sherif Ali • Also seen in Hidalgo • Claude Rains starred as Mr. Dryden • Also seen in Hitch’s “Notorious” • Lean wanted Albert Finney for lead but Katherine Hepburn convinced prod. Sam Spiegel to cast Peter O’Toole.

  4. 227 minutes long and there are no women who have speaking roles. • When Lawrence was being developed in 1960, Marlon Brando was set to star. • Anthony Perkins also sought after. • Almost all movement in the film is from left to right to emphasize the journey of the film. • Real T.E. Lawrence died on motorcycle riding back from Bovington Army Camp. • O’Toole constantly called Omar Sharif “Fred” • Story of T.E. Lawrence began to be developed into a film as early as 1926.

  5. Lean never saw any dailies while filming. • Many parts of film were true to life even to the point of some actors looking exactly like the real life people. • Production halted when they moved to Spain and when Bolt was arrested for involvement in a Nuclear Disarmament Protest. • To film Sharif’s appearance through a mirage the Cinematographer used a special 482mm lens, now called the David Lean lens • EW rated it the #18 movie • Jackson Bentley based on real life journalist Lowell Thomas

  6. O’Toole stated that he didn’t view the completed film until two decades after it’s release. • O’Toole had to had a layer of sponge rubber beneath his camel saddle to help him ride without getting a bruised backside. • Real life Lawrence was shorter (5’6” compared to O’Toole’s 6’5”) and not as pretty. • Bolt used real quotes from the actual Lawrence in the script • When Gen. Murray says, the revolt was “a sideshow of a sideshow.” This was a line by the actual Lawrence • Premiere Magazine rates O’Toole’s performance as the #1 greatest of all time. • Kind Hussein lent a legion brigade of Arab Legion to be used as extras on the film.

  7. AFI ranked it as #7 greatest movies of all time • T.E. Lawrence actually owned seven of the style of motorcycle he rides in the death scene.

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