Lawrence of Arabia
“Nothing is written.”
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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Cast
64 people
Peter O'Toole
T.E. Lawrence
Known for
Ratatouille
Troy
Alec Guinness
Prince Feisal
Known for
Star Wars
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Anthony Quinn
Auda abu Tayi
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
La Strada
Jack Hawkins
General Edmund Allenby
Known for
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Ben-Hur
Omar Sharif
Sherif Ali
Known for
Doctor Zhivago
Hidalgo
José Ferrer
Turkish Bey
Known for
Dune
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Anthony Quayle
Colonel Harry Brighton
Known for
The Wrong Man
The Bourne Identity
Claude Rains
Mr. Dryden
Known for
Casablanca
The Invisible Man
Arthur Kennedy
Jackson Bentley
Known for
The Man from Laramie
Murder She Said
Donald Wolfit
General Archibald Murray
Known for
Room at the Top
Becket
I.S. Johar
Gasim
Known for
Death on the Nile
North West Frontier
Gamil Ratib
Majid
Known for
Shadow of Evil
Trapeze
David Lean Director · Michael Wilson Screenplay Robert Bolt Screenplay
Worldwide gross $70M · Budget $15M · United States release December 16, 1962
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$70,000,000
Gross vs. budget
4.7×
Production
Horizon Pictures
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom · Spain · Morocco
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · Portuguese · Turkish
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 10, 1962
Premiere · London
United Kingdom · December 11, 1962
Theatrical
United States · December 16, 1962
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
February 15, 1989 · Theatrical · restored version
Argentina
March 20, 1963 · Theatrical
March 3, 1971 · Theatrical · re-release
Australia
January 10, 1963 · Theatrical
July 13, 1999 · Theatrical · restored version
Belgium
January 3, 1964 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 3, 1963 · Theatrical
Canada
January 30, 1963 · Theatrical
China
April 21, 2013 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
June 1, 1993 · Physical
Denmark
October 15, 1963 · Theatrical
Finland
September 13, 1963 · Theatrical
France
March 15, 1963 · Theatrical
December 23, 1970 · Theatrical · re-release
May 10, 1989 · Theatrical · restored version
July 29, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-release, 4k restoration (Les Acacias)
Germany
March 14, 1963 · Theatrical · West Germany
October 4, 1990 · Theatrical · restored version
Greece
October 1, 1963 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 11, 2002 · Limited theatrical
November 17, 2005 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
India
July 30, 2016 · Digital
Ireland
July 26, 1963 · Theatrical
November 23, 2012 · Theatrical · re-release
Israel
October 26, 1963 · Theatrical
Italy
October 17, 1963 · Premiere · Rome
October 29, 1963 · Theatrical
Japan
February 14, 1963 · Theatrical
February 3, 1973 · Theatrical · re-release
March 4, 1995 · Theatrical · restored version
Lithuania
May 15, 2019 · Theatrical · Re-release
Macao SAR China
December 14, 2018 · Premiere · International Film Festival & Awards Macao
Mexico
May 14, 1964 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 18, 1963 · Theatrical
October 29, 1987 · Theatrical · re-release
December 15, 2001 · TV · V8
October 1, 2003 · Physical · DVD
September 19, 2012 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
August 28, 2004 · Premiere · 70mm Film Festival
Philippines
April 3, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Poland
January 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
November 28, 1963 · Theatrical
April 27, 1971 · Theatrical · re-release
May 9, 2013 · Theatrical · restored version
April 21, 2021 · TV · RTP 1
Serbia
October 1, 1969 · Premiere
Singapore
April 3, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Slovakia
December 6, 2015 · TV
South Africa
July 5, 1963 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
October 1, 1963 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 22, 1963 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 9, 2012 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Türkiye
December 16, 1962 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
July 15, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
December 22, 1975 · TV · ITV
May 26, 1989 · Theatrical
Uruguay
August 22, 1963 · Theatrical
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