Academy Awards, USA 1963
| Won Oscar | Best Picture Sam Spiegel |
| Best Director David Lean | |
| Best Cinematography, Color Freddie Young | |
| Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color John Box John Stoll Dario Simoni | |
| Best Sound John Cox (Shepperton SSD) | |
| Best Film Editing Anne V. Coates | |
| Best Music, Score - Substantially Original Maurice Jarre | |
| Nominated Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role Peter O'Toole |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role Omar Sharif | |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Robert Bolt Michael Wilson
The nomination for Wilson was granted on 26 September 1995 by the Academy Board of Directors, after... More
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Columbia Pictures
Directed by David Lean
My rating: 4 stars out of 4
IMDB
(Blu-ray, Sony)
Misfit British officer O'Toole is sent to unify the Arabs in their conflict against Turkey in the early days of WWI. He leads them in an epic desert crossing for a surprise attack on a key coastal city. Along the way, he risks his life to save a man that others want to leave behind, and earns not only their respect but becomes a sort of prophet. At first he relishes the attention, but when he also begins to relish the bloodshed of war he begins to doubt himself. It all takes place against bigger-than-life, windswept desert locations, beautifully captured by director Lean and cinematographer Freddie Young.
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