--- product_id: 50948617 title: "Lawrence of Arabia [DVD] [1989]" price: "€ 12.26" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sk/products/50948617-lawrence-of-arabia-dvd-1989 store_origin: SK region: Slovakia --- # Lawrence of Arabia [DVD] [1989] **Price:** € 12.26 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Lawrence of Arabia [DVD] [1989] - **How much does it cost?** € 12.26 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sk](https://www.desertcart.sk/products/50948617-lawrence-of-arabia-dvd-1989) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In 1962 Lawrence of Arabia scooped another seven Oscars for David Lean and crew after his previous epic, The Bridge on the River Kwai , had performed exactly the same feat a few years earlier. Supported in this Great War desert adventure by a superb cast including Alex Guinness, Jack Hawkins and Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole gives a complex, star-making performance as the enigmatic TE Lawrence. The magnificent action and vast desert panoramas were captured in luminous 70mm by Cinematographer Freddie Young, here beginning a partnership with Lean that continued through Dr Zhivago (1965) and Ryan's Daughter (1970). Yet what made the film truly outstanding was Robert ( A Man For All Seasons ) Bolt's literate screenplay, marking the beginning of yet another ongoing collaboration with Lean. The final partnership established was between director and French composer Maurice Jarre, who won one of the Oscars and scored all Lean's remaining films, up to and including A Passage to India in 1984. Fully restored in 1989, this complete version of Lean's masterpiece remains one of cinema's all-time classic visions. --Gary S Dalkin LAWRENCE OF ARABIA50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Winner of 7 Academy Awards® including Best Picture of 1962, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA stands as one of the most timeless and essential motion picture masterpieces. The greatest achievement of its legendary, Oscar®-winning director, David Lean (1962, Lawrence of Arabia: 1957 the Bridge on the River Kwai), the film stars Peter O’Toole — in his career-making performance — as T.E. Lawrence, the audacious World War I British army officer who heroically united rival Arab desert tribes and led them to war against the mighty Turkish Empire. Newly restored and re-mastered at 4K resolution, the massive scope and epic action of the Director’s Cut of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA can now be experienced like never before in this landmark 50th Anniversary Edition. Review: Quite strange this... - I'd decided to play the Blu-ray disc of Lawrence of Arabia this evening as a) there was nothing of interest to me on the box, and b) I had at last bought a bigger TV with far better picture quality, in HD. The transfer of this great film to Blu-ray is superb; above all else I have never seen the picture so sharp, so rich in detail, the colours bright but natural. There is a true feeling of depth to the picture. I can't judge the sound quality well as the TV really needs a sound bar, but that will have to wait. None of this would matter if the film itself were not a masterpiece. Everything comes together: script, direction, acting, cinematography, and - often not remarked on - editing. It's all done to the highest standards. The first fifteen minutes alone are a lesson in film-making. After an overture, played to a black screen, the opening credits are shown whilst we look vertically down on Lawrence preparing his motorbike in Dorset for the journey that will, in fact, be his last. In due course we flashback to Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) in Cairo at British Army HQ. His interview with General Murray (Donald Wolfit) as Mr Dryden (Claude Rains, again wonderful) recruits him for intelligence purposes, is hilarious. The General, a man of action, but clearly not of patience; Lawrence, the intellectual and apparently effete, by appearance perhaps better suited to the Pay Corps. But O'Toole brilliantly demonstrates that Lawrence knows exactly what he's doing, gently winding up the General who gladly lets him go off for a 'bit of fun' in the desert. Claude Rains remarks that it's known that Lawrence has a strange sense of 'fun', just as Lawrence blows out a lighted match. And at that moment we cut to a shot of the sun slowly rising over the desert at daybreak, all rich orange. I tend to run out of superlatives for this film. Freddie Young, the Director of Photography, and Anne Coates, the Film Editor, are as important to its success as the (all-male? I can't remember a single speaking part for a woman) actors. And quite possibly only David Lean could have driven this film through with such perfection. The strange bit is that when the film ended and I switched back to live television, there, on screen, was a clip from the very film I had just been watching. It was, of course, news that Peter O'Toole had sadly died, and this film was, without doubt, his finest hour. Review: A classic that earns its accolades with bravery and brilliance - genuinely epic cinema. - Approaching such a revered milestone of cinema, I was reluctant for two reasons: The first reason it's LONG - did I really want to give up that much time to watch an old film that might not live up to the hype? The second is that 'biographical' pieces can be dull, especially if produced in a more 'twee' era. I needn't have worried on either account. While I'll recommend that you save it for a Sunday or a Bank Holiday simply due to the size of the film, which comes with it's own Intermission break, this is no dry, fusty hero-worship piece. The Blu-Ray transfer is spectacular, and although you can tell it's an older film, it's very clear and amazingly good looking. The scenery photography on its own led to several jaw-drop moments of genuine, rare awe. But between that scenery there's a story. Lawrence isn't held up as a flawless hero but a playful, flawed egotist - one with great military guts and a mountain of determination and self belief - which bordered on the self-eulogising and nearly a messiah complex. The British are surprisingly portrayed the way that the CIA tend to be portrayed in modern movies; shifty types with a moral superiority complex who think the end justifies the means and aren't afraid of throwing their men to the wolves, but with the occasional touching moment of comradeship. The Arab characters also come off better than in many later films, being shown some degree of respect by the story as victims of cultural expectations and tradition as much as victims of exploitation by the Turks and the British. Alec Guinness gives a layered performance of Faisal, Omar Sharif fills his supporting role with fiery personality and pride, and O'Toole is mesmerising as the soldier who feels a fish out of water with his own people, but comes into his own in the desert. It's decently full of action and spectacle as well, from the striking attack upon Aqaba to saboteur attacks and the massacre of a convoy of Turkish foot-soldiers that the film is brave enough to paint as nothing but the results of blood-lust and Lawrence's temporarily unbalanced psyche - an unbalance that may be down to wartime sexual abuse that's heavily hinted at in a key scene. Overall, it's an astonishingly brave film - brave for its pacing which insists upon bouts of patience to soak up the astounding vistas and cultural moments in between the politics and violence, brave for casting two little known performers in lead roles, and brave for its controversial and fascinating plot details. This is certainly not the fuzzy, watered down museum piece you may have been taught to expect. A breathtaking piece of British cinema. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Alec Guinness, Anthony Quayle, Anthony Quinn, Arthur Kennedy, Claude Rains, David Lean, Horizon Pictures & Kwai AG, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole, Sam Spiegel Contributor Alec Guinness, Anthony Quayle, Anthony Quinn, Arthur Kennedy, Claude Rains, David Lean, Horizon Pictures & Kwai AG, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole, Sam Spiegel See more | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,932 Reviews | | Format | Subtitled | | Genre | Drama | | Language | English | | Manufacturer | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Number of discs | 1 | | Runtime | 3 hours and 38 minutes | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Ent. | ## Product Details - **Format:** Subtitled - **Genre:** Drama - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 3 hours and 38 minutes ## Images ![Lawrence of Arabia [DVD] [1989] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91PbkAOsHtL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quite strange this... *by S***E on 16 December 2013* I'd decided to play the Blu-ray disc of Lawrence of Arabia this evening as a) there was nothing of interest to me on the box, and b) I had at last bought a bigger TV with far better picture quality, in HD. The transfer of this great film to Blu-ray is superb; above all else I have never seen the picture so sharp, so rich in detail, the colours bright but natural. There is a true feeling of depth to the picture. I can't judge the sound quality well as the TV really needs a sound bar, but that will have to wait. None of this would matter if the film itself were not a masterpiece. Everything comes together: script, direction, acting, cinematography, and - often not remarked on - editing. It's all done to the highest standards. The first fifteen minutes alone are a lesson in film-making. After an overture, played to a black screen, the opening credits are shown whilst we look vertically down on Lawrence preparing his motorbike in Dorset for the journey that will, in fact, be his last. In due course we flashback to Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) in Cairo at British Army HQ. His interview with General Murray (Donald Wolfit) as Mr Dryden (Claude Rains, again wonderful) recruits him for intelligence purposes, is hilarious. The General, a man of action, but clearly not of patience; Lawrence, the intellectual and apparently effete, by appearance perhaps better suited to the Pay Corps. But O'Toole brilliantly demonstrates that Lawrence knows exactly what he's doing, gently winding up the General who gladly lets him go off for a 'bit of fun' in the desert. Claude Rains remarks that it's known that Lawrence has a strange sense of 'fun', just as Lawrence blows out a lighted match. And at that moment we cut to a shot of the sun slowly rising over the desert at daybreak, all rich orange. I tend to run out of superlatives for this film. Freddie Young, the Director of Photography, and Anne Coates, the Film Editor, are as important to its success as the (all-male? I can't remember a single speaking part for a woman) actors. And quite possibly only David Lean could have driven this film through with such perfection. The strange bit is that when the film ended and I switched back to live television, there, on screen, was a clip from the very film I had just been watching. It was, of course, news that Peter O'Toole had sadly died, and this film was, without doubt, his finest hour. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A classic that earns its accolades with bravery and brilliance - genuinely epic cinema. *by B***X on 29 August 2016* Approaching such a revered milestone of cinema, I was reluctant for two reasons: The first reason it's LONG - did I really want to give up that much time to watch an old film that might not live up to the hype? The second is that 'biographical' pieces can be dull, especially if produced in a more 'twee' era. I needn't have worried on either account. While I'll recommend that you save it for a Sunday or a Bank Holiday simply due to the size of the film, which comes with it's own Intermission break, this is no dry, fusty hero-worship piece. The Blu-Ray transfer is spectacular, and although you can tell it's an older film, it's very clear and amazingly good looking. The scenery photography on its own led to several jaw-drop moments of genuine, rare awe. But between that scenery there's a story. Lawrence isn't held up as a flawless hero but a playful, flawed egotist - one with great military guts and a mountain of determination and self belief - which bordered on the self-eulogising and nearly a messiah complex. The British are surprisingly portrayed the way that the CIA tend to be portrayed in modern movies; shifty types with a moral superiority complex who think the end justifies the means and aren't afraid of throwing their men to the wolves, but with the occasional touching moment of comradeship. The Arab characters also come off better than in many later films, being shown some degree of respect by the story as victims of cultural expectations and tradition as much as victims of exploitation by the Turks and the British. Alec Guinness gives a layered performance of Faisal, Omar Sharif fills his supporting role with fiery personality and pride, and O'Toole is mesmerising as the soldier who feels a fish out of water with his own people, but comes into his own in the desert. It's decently full of action and spectacle as well, from the striking attack upon Aqaba to saboteur attacks and the massacre of a convoy of Turkish foot-soldiers that the film is brave enough to paint as nothing but the results of blood-lust and Lawrence's temporarily unbalanced psyche - an unbalance that may be down to wartime sexual abuse that's heavily hinted at in a key scene. Overall, it's an astonishingly brave film - brave for its pacing which insists upon bouts of patience to soak up the astounding vistas and cultural moments in between the politics and violence, brave for casting two little known performers in lead roles, and brave for its controversial and fascinating plot details. This is certainly not the fuzzy, watered down museum piece you may have been taught to expect. A breathtaking piece of British cinema. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Blue Ray review. *by F***L on 11 September 2012* Lawrence of Arabia is one of my all time favourite films and I actually own it on the Lawrence of Arabia - Two Disc Set [DVD ]. So when I heard it was coming out on Blue Ray (BR), I pre-ordered it. Well I received it today and words fail me in trying to describe it. In this day and age of special effects, so called block busters and 3D films, here is a film which places them all in the shade. The quality is second to none and this is a film over 50 years old. (Please take note Hollywood) I juxtaposed the BR against the DVD and there simply is no contest, when I purchased the DVD, I presumed I was watching the best there was, how wrong I was. The quality and clarity of the film is instantly apparent from the very first scene. (Which comes in at around the 4.30 min mark) and continues right through to the end. Soundwise I get the impression that Sony have cleared up on that front as well. However I may be simply be still blown away by the visual aspects of the film. The film comes in two discs and for some strange reason the film is on Disc 2 (Odds and sods on Disc 1) However there is nothing to tell you exactly which discs hosts the film. The special features on Disc 1 is a pop vox type featurette which displays little snippets of trivia as the film plays in a small window. (Did you know that the music was composed by the father of Jean Michel Jarre, the man behind Oxygene ) Inside the cassette (Is that the right term for the case?) you find 3 pieces of paper, one an advert for Blue ray classics (Ground hog day a classic?) One for My movie Xtras (complete with code) and something called Ultraviolet (Again with code) which allows you to download the film from the net onto a PC/Tablet or mobile phone. Today in the Times they aired a story about how the film industry is suffering a downturn and that one of the reasons why, is the lack of quality films. David Lean using unknown actors as his lead, using no CGI made one of the best films of all time a film which has stood the test of time. Earlier on this year with much anticipation I went to the local picture house to watch 'John Carter' a film of the books I read during the 70s. A film I should add cost $250,000,000. Put it this way it wasn't just the 3D glasses which gave me a headache. In contrast LOA cost $15 million. I don't think many people will be waxing lyrical about 'John Carter in 2062. For those of you who have been brought up on a diet of special effects, weak acting and terrible sound tracks which nobody ever remembers,(Never mind whistles) give LOA a shot. At the price it is selling for, it is much more of a bargain than so called blockbusters costing much more. Me, I am most impressed. ## Frequently Bought Together - Lawrence of Arabia [DVD] [1989] - The Bridge On The River Kwai [DVD] [2000] - Zulu (50th Anniversary Edition) [DVD] --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sk/products/50948617-lawrence-of-arabia-dvd-1989](https://www.desertcart.sk/products/50948617-lawrence-of-arabia-dvd-1989) --- *Product available on Desertcart Slovakia* *Store origin: SK* *Last updated: 2026-06-26*