Lawrence of Arabia
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' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
- Director
- David Lean
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
- Worldwide
- $70M
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What It's About
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During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
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The record
Awards
9 wins · 10 nominations
Academy Awards
7 wins · 10 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Art Direction, Color
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Picture
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Silver nugget for the best foreign film
1 win
- WinnerSilver nugget for the best foreign film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Lawrence of Arabia returned 4.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $15M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $70M
- Release date
- Dec 11, 1962
- Runtime
- 3h 48m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Arabic, English
- Country
- United Kingdom
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