A Film and its Era: Lawrence of Arabia - EUROARTS Skip to main content Listen with your eyes Follow us: Toggle navigation Main navigation Company About EuroArts Jobs Team Showreels Production Our Production Department Productions Releases Our Label Catalogue Newsletter TV/License Our Licensing Department Catalogue Catalogue Downloads Back to Catalogue A Film and its Era: Lawrence of Arabia Omar Sharif, Sandra Lean, Kevin Jackson, Henry Laurens, Kevin Jackson, Anne V. Coates, Jeremy WilsonRead more David Lean (Director) Facts Prog. No. 6380 Music genre Documentary Length 30 mins Director Anne Kunvari Producers A Folamour production, with participation of France 5 Production year 2008 Format HD Once upon a time, Lawrence of Arabia, a film by David Lean. (1962) Inspired by his life and his Arabic autobiography "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom," David Lean's film tells the epic story of the English intelligence officer who led the Arab uprising against the Ottoman Empire between 1916 and 1918. At the end of the 1950s, Britain and France went through a painful process of decolonization, while Pan-Arab nationalism triumphed in the entire Arab world. Five years after the Suez-Crisis, the film is a sort of proud and nostalgic counterpoint that tells the painful epic of the British “midwife” to Arab nationalism. Lawrence, who would later take a very active part in post-war negotiations helped establish the three Arabic kingdoms of Saudi-Arabia, Transjordan and Iraq. David Lean together with his screenwriter, the pacifist playwright Robert Bolt, depicted Lawrence as a rebel against his own general staff but also a man devoured by war and consumed by remorse - almost an effigy of the "wild youth" who do not respect the establishment and upset the world of literature, theater, film and music. David Lean's recipe includes: majestic landscapes as the main star of the film , long panorama shots, protagonists with extreme and torn personalities and haunting music. Omar Sharif, who was the super-star of Egyptian cinema appears alongside Peter O'Toole as Lawrence to become the only Egyptian movie star to make it to international fame to this date. In 1963, Lawrence of Arabia was nominated for 10 Oscars, of which it won 7, including those for best film and the best director. Facts Prog. No. 6380 Music genre Documentary Length 30 mins Director Anne Kunvari Producers A Folamour production, with participation of France 5 Production year 2008 Format HD Follow us: Footer menu Datenschutzerklärung (DSGVO / GDRP) | Impressum | Nutzungsbedingungen | Kontakt Sweepstakes - Disclaimer Newsletter Toggle navigation We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experienceBy clicking the Accept button, you agree to us doing so. More info Accept No, thanks