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Lawrence of Arabia
1962
· Movie
· 227 min
A
MEANRANK
87/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #54
- IMDb #91
- Google retired #415
- Rotten Tomatoes #247
- Metacritic #19
- Letterboxd #39
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #646
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #235
- Metacritic Audience #166
- Criticker #88
- Douban #202
- Kinopoisk #288
- AlloCiné #131
- Trakt #245
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out of 100
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See the films the platforms disagree about most →A brilliant but unconventional British army officer is sent to Arabia during World War I to assess the progress of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He embarks on a daring journey across the desert, unites warring tribes, and leads a guerrilla army against the Turks, becoming a legendary figure while struggling with his own identity and loyalties.
Details
- Director
- David Lean
- Writers
- Michael Wilson, Robert Bolt
- Based on
- Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence
- Studio
- Horizon Pictures
- Released
- 11 December 1962
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, Arabic, Turkish
- Runtime
- 227 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $70.0M
- Awards
- 29 wins, 14 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 43 →15 major awards won · 29 wins from 43 nominations across 18 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1962 | Best Picture | Sam Spiegel | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1962 | Best Director | David Lean | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1962 | Best Art Direction – Color | Art Direction: John Box and John Stoll ; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1962 | Best Cinematography – Color | Freddie Young | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1962 | Best Film Editing | Anne V. Coates | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1962 | Best Music Score – Substantially Original | Maurice Jarre | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1962 | Best Sound | John Cox | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1962 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | David Lean | Winner |
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Academy Awards
10 nominations, 7 won
| Best Art Direction – Color | Art Direction: John Box and John Stoll ; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni | Winner |
| Best Cinematography – Color | Freddie Young | Winner |
| Best Director | David Lean | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Anne V. Coates | Winner |
| Best Music Score – Substantially Original | Maurice Jarre | Winner |
| Best Picture | Sam Spiegel | Winner |
| Best Sound | John Cox | Winner |
| Best Actor | Peter O'Toole | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Omar Sharif | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
8 nominations, 6 won
| Best Cinematography – Color | Freddie Young | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | David Lean | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Omar Sharif | Winner |
| Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Omar Sharif | Winner |
| Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Peter O'Toole | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Peter O'Toole | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Anthony Quinn | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | David Lean | Winner |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| PGA Hall of Fame – Motion Pictures | Sam Spiegel | Winner |
Grammy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Instrumental Theme | Lawrence of Arabia – Maurice Jarre | Nominee |
| Best Original Score from a Motion Picture or Television Show | Lawrence of Arabia – Maurice Jarre | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best British Actor | Peter O'Toole | Winner |
| Best British Film | Winner | |
| Best British Screenplay | Robert Bolt | Winner |
| Best Film from any Source | Winner | |
| Best Foreign Actor | Anthony Quinn | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Peter O'Toole | Winner |
| Best Foreign Production | Sam Spiegel | Winner |
Laurel Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Top Road Show | Winner | |
| Top Male Dramatic Performance | Peter O'Toole | Nominee |
| Top Male Supporting Performance | Omar Sharif | Nominee |
| Top Song | Maurice Jarre (for the "Theme Song") | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Freddie Young | Winner |
Kinema Junpo Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | David Lean | Winner |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Director | David Lean | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | David Lean | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner |
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best British Dramatic Screenplay | Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson | Winner |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film | Anne V. Coates | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Archival Release of an Existing Score | Maurice Jarre, Nic Raine, Jim Fitzpatrick, and Frank K. DeWald | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release | Lawrence of Arabia: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition | Nominee |