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Lawrence of Arabia

1962 film directed by David Lean
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Lawrence of Arabia
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Summary

Lawrence of Arabia is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,318 views/month, #481 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Silver nugget for the best foreign film[4], Academy Award for Best Director[5], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[6], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[7], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[8], Academy Award for Best Original Score[9], Academy Award for Best Sound[10], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[11]
  • Director: David Lean[12]
  • Screenwriter: Robert Bolt[13], Michael Wilson[14], T. E. Lawrence[15]
  • Composer: Maurice Jarre[16]
  • Genre: war film[17], biographical film[18], drama film[19], adventure film[20], flashback film[21], epic film[22]
  • Based on: Seven Pillars of Wisdom[23]
  • Cast member: Jack Hawkins[24], Anthony Quinn[25], Peter O'Toole[26], Alec Guinness[27], Omar Sharif[28], José Ferrer[29], Anthony Quayle[30], Claude Rains[31], Arthur Kennedy[32], Michel de Carvalho[33], Donald Wolfit[34], Gamil Ratib[35], Harry Fowler[36], Jack Gwillim[37]
  • Producer: Sam Spiegel[38]
  • Depicts: Arab Revolt[39]
  • Production company: Horizon Pictures[40]
  • Director of photography: Freddie Young[41]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[42]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[43], Arabic[44], Turkish[45]
  • Commons category: Lawrence of Arabia (film)[46]
  • Soundtrack release: Lawrence of Arabia – Original Soundtrack Recording[47]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[48], DVD[49]
  • Review score: 9.3/10[50], 100/100[51], 93%[52], 8.3/10[53]
  • Color: color[54]

Why It Matters

Lawrence of Arabia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did Lawrence of Arabia receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Silver nugget for the best foreign film[4], Academy Award for Best Director[5], and Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[6].

Related Entities

Alec Guinness Anthony Quayle Anthony Quinn Aqaba Arthur Kennedy Claude Rains David Lean DVD Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby Faisal I of Iraq film Jack Hawkins Jordan José Ferrer London Maurice Jarre Morocco Netflix Omar Sharif Peter O'Toole Rainer Weiss Robert Bolt Spaceballs Spain T. E. Lawrence United Kingdom United States

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1916, 1935, World War I +2
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  3. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → T. E. Lawrence
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  4. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 16w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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