LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

Released by Columbia Pictures in 1962, 2xDVD, colour, cert 12, feature length 218 minutes, condition very good

This great epic masterpiece, spanning two discs, has been painstakingly restored to include footage previously thought lost. Winning seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for David Lean, the film's all-star cast includes Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains and Arthur Kennedy.

This true life story follows the struggles of TE Lawrence in uniting the hostile Arab factions and leading them to victory over the ruling Turkish Empire during the First World War.