This sweeping, highly literate historical epic covers the Allies' mideastern campaign during World War I as seen through the eyes of the enigmatic T. E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole, in the role that made him a star). After a prologue showing us Lawrence's ultimate fate, we flash back to Cairo in 1917. A bored general staffer, Lawrence talks his way into a transfer to Arabia. Once in the desert, he befriends Sherif Ali Ben El Kharish (Omar Sharif, making one of the most spectacular entrances in movie history) and draws up plans to aid the Arabs in their rebellion against the Turks. No one is ever able to discern Lawrence's motives in this matter: Prince Feisal (Alec Guinness) dismisses him as yet another "desert-loving Englishman," and his British superiors assume that he's either arrogant or mad.

Using a combination of diplomacy and bribery, Lawrence unites the rival Arab factions of Feisal and Auda Abu Tayi (Anthony Quinn). After successfully completing his mission, Lawrence becomes an unwitting pawn of the Allies, as represented by Gen. Allenby (Jack Hawkins) and Dryden (Claude Rains), who decide to keep using Lawrence to secure Arab cooperation against the Imperial Powers. While on a spying mission to Deraa, Lawrence is captured and tortured by a sadistic Turkish Bey (Jose Ferrer). In the heat of the next battle, a wild-eyed Lawrence screams "No prisoners!" and fights more ruthlessly than ever.

STARS.........: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn DIRECTOR......: David Lean WRITERS.......: T.E. Lawrence, Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson GENRE.........: Adventure, Biography, Drama METASCORE.....: 100 IMDB RATING...: 8.3/10 211,598 votes IMDB LINK.....: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172 RUNTIME.......: 3h 47mn SIZE..........: 5.58GB VIDEO CODEC...: HEVC ([email protected]) RESOLUTION....: 1920x1080 ASPECT RATIO..: 2.20:1 BITRATE.......: 3000 Kbps (2-Pass) FRAMERATE.....: 23.976 fps AUDIO.........: English E-AC3 5.1 512kbps SUBTITLES.....: ENG CHAPTERS......: Yes SOURCE........: Japanese 4K Remastered Blu ray ENCODED BY....: Sartre ENCODE DATE...: 2017-09-06

Blu Ray Extras (from the 50th Anniversary Edition)

• Peter O'Toole Revisits Lawrence of Arabia • Making of Lawrence of Arabia • A Conversation with Steven Spielberg • Maan, Jordan: The Camels Are Cast • In Search of Lawrence • Romance of Arabia • Wind, Sand and Star • New York Premiere • Advertising Campaigns • ENG,DUT,FRE,GER,ITA,POR,SPA subtitles