Lawrence von Arabien

Originaltitel: Lawrence of Arabia

1962
12
3 Std. 47 Min.

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8,3/10

323.253

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Peter O'Toole in Lawrence von Arabien (1962)

The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.

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Die Geschichte von T. E. Lawrence, dem englischen Offizier, der erfolgreich die verschiedenen, oftmals verfeindeten arabischen Stämme im Ersten Weltkrieg vereinte, um sie in den Kampf gegen ... Alles lesenDie Geschichte von T. E. Lawrence, dem englischen Offizier, der erfolgreich die verschiedenen, oftmals verfeindeten arabischen Stämme im Ersten Weltkrieg vereinte, um sie in den Kampf gegen die Türken zu führen.Die Geschichte von T. E. Lawrence, dem englischen Offizier, der erfolgreich die verschiedenen, oftmals verfeindeten arabischen Stämme im Ersten Weltkrieg vereinte, um sie in den Kampf gegen die Türken zu führen.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

8,3/10

323.253

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

1.226

180

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Am besten bewerteter Film #100

7 Oscars gewonnen
- 31 Gewinne & 14 Nominierungen insgesamt

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Lawrence of Arabia: 50th Anniversary Theatrical Re-Release

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This movie was banned in many Arab countries as they felt Arab historical figures and the Arab peoples were misrepresented. Omar Sharif arranged a viewing with President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt to show him that there was nothing wrong with the way they were portrayed. Nasser loved the movie and allowed it to be released in Egypt, where it went on to become a monster hit.

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When Lawrence is being escorted across the desert on his way to Faisal's camp, his Bedu guide offers to share his food with him. Lawrence is somewhat reluctant but is anxious to show that, unlike other Brits, he is at one with the desert people. He reaches into the guide's proffered dish and takes a morsel - but with his left hand, and he does it twice. The Bedu shows no reaction, but he should: among the desert Bedouin tribes, who eat by hand, the left is kept away from the food as it is the hand with which they clean themselves after defecating. It could be that the guide is observing another Bedouin custom, that of warm hospitality and unstinting generosity to strangers, and is too polite to mention the gaffe (he would probably be aware that many outsiders do not know of the taboo), but it is more likely that it is a genuine error. Peter O'Toole is left-handed, and though he goes to great lengths throughout the rest of the movie to do things right-handedly (T.E. Lawrence was right-handed), this was probably a momentary lapse that no one noticed, or thought to mention.

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[Lawrence has just extinguished a match between his thumb and forefinger. William Potter surreptitiously attempts the same]
William Potter: Ooh! It damn well 'urts!
T.E. Lawrence: Certainly it hurts.
Officer: What's the trick then?
T.E. Lawrence: The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts.

Crazy Credits
The opening credits read: Introducing Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence. However, that "Introducing" credit is false as O'Toole had already played roles in Entführt - Die Abenteuer des David Balfour (1960), Bankraub des Jahrhunderts (1960) and Weiße Schatten (1960).

Alternative Versionen
There are technically four versions of the film: the original 222 minute print, then cut to 202 minutes after its 1962 premiere, the 187 minute 1970 theatrical re-cut and the 228 minute including the overture, entr'acte music and play-out music in the 1988 restoration. Full details as follows: Originally released at 222 minutes for the UK premiere in December 1962. Shortly after premiere which took place in London in December 1962, David Lean, reportedly under the orders of producer Sam Spiegel, cut 20 minutes from the film to 202 minutes. Cuts included the shot of goggles on the tree, Brighton's "remarkable man" line to the priest, early shots of the drafting room scene, the whole officer's mess sequence where he's called a clown and upsets water on someone, and some dialogue between the General and Dryden. The 1970 theatrical re-release cut the film further to 187 minutes. The film was restored in 1988 at 228 minutes. This version, supervised by David Lean, was advertised as a Director's Cut and has been the version made available to home video formats since.

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Featured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)

Soundtracks
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
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Written by Fred Gilbert
Sung a-cappella by Peter O'Toole

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Marvelous Epic

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

**** (out of 4)

I'm really not sure I could add anything original to what has already been said about David Lean's masterpiece epic. The story is pretty simple as for nearly three hours we follow T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) who rises to the top as a hero but quickly things take a turn for worse. LAWREANCE OF ARABIA is certainly one of the most memorable epics that has ever been made and I think it's one of those films that just beg for a large screen and in particular a theater screen. Watching it at its 50th Anniversary re-release, one really has to be amazed at the pure grand scale of it all. Did it have to run for nearly three hours? Probably not but if you took anything out of the picture it simply wouldn't have that epic feel. Today movies are long for no reason what so ever whereas in the past and with films like this they were long for a purpose. The film is pretty much flawless but I think the greatest thing it does is the visual scale of everything. Those opening shots of the desert are just marvelous to see on a large screen and those beautiful shots of the sun rising and falling. The entire scope of the sand, the mountains and the eventual battles are just something truly marvelous to behold. It's also important that the story itself didn't get lost in this massive production and Lean really does a remarkable job at telling the story and especially during the second half when the film really does focus on Lawrence and his downfall. O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif and Anthony Quinn are all marvelous in their performances and you really can't see anyone else playing the parts. Add in the marvelous score, the wonderful cinematography and you've really got a film that deserves its legendary status.