Lawrence Of Arabia (Restored Version) (Gift Set) (1962) on Blu-ray

Actor:           Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Anthony Quayle
Director:      David Lean
Genre:          Action/Adventure 
Year:            1962
Studio:         Columbia/Tri-Star
Length:        227
Released:   November 13, 2012
Rating:         Parental Guidance (MPAA Rating)
Format:        Blu-ray
Misc:            NTSC, Color 
Language:   English , French , Japanese
Subtitles  :   Arabic, Dutch , English, French, Japanese 

DESCRIPTION:

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Winner of 7 Academy Awards® including Best Picture of 1962, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA stands as one of the most timeless and essential motion picture masterpieces. The greatest achievement of its legendary, Oscar®-winning director, David Lean (1962, Lawrence of Arabia: 1957 the Bridge on the River Kwai), the film stars Peter O’Toole — in his career-making performance — as T.E. Lawrence, the audacious World War I British army officer who heroically united rival Arab desert tribes and led them to war against the mighty Turkish Empire. Newly restored and re-mastered at 4K resolution, the massive scope and epic action of the Director’s Cut of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA can now be experienced like never before in this landmark 50th Anniversary Edition.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• 3 Blu-ray discs (3rd disc exclusive to the gift set) featuring:
  • Fully-restored version of the film
  • New Blu-ray exclusive special features including Picture-in-Graphic and interviews with Peter O'Toole and Martin Scorsese.
• Soundtrack CD, including two previously unreleased tracks
• Hard-bound coffee table book including full-color photos, history of the film's significance, insight into the making of the film, and editorial pieces by Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg
• Numbered, mounted 70mm film cell
• Limited edition collector's package including Lawrence of Arabia image presented in a deluxe 50th Anniversary slipcase and o-ring. An essential addition to any collection.

Blu-ray Disc 1:

• Approximate runtime: 227 minutes
• Fully-restored feature
• Picture-in-Graphic "Secrets of Arabia" (Blu-ray exclusive)

Blu-ray Disc 2:

• Approximate runtime: 130 minutes
• Peter O'Toole Revisits "Lawrence of Arabia" (Blu-ray exclusive) 21:05 HD
• The Making of Lawrence of Arabia documentary (Restored Version) 61:00 SD
• Featurette: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg (Restored Version) 8:46 SD
• Featurette: "Camel Casting (Maan Jordan)" aka "The Camels Are Cast" (Restored Version) 4:50 HD
• Featurette: "In Search of Lawrence" (Restored Version) 4:50 HD
• Featurette: "Romance of Arabia" (Restored Version) 4:36 HD
• Featurette: "Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic" (1970) 4:30 SD
• NY Premiere (Newsreel) 1:06 SD
• Advertising Campaigns (Restored Version) 4:49
• Theatrical Trailer 4:40 HD

Blu-ray Disc 3: Gift Set Exclusive Disc

• Approximate runtime: 144 minutes
• Interview with Martin Scorsese (Blu-ray exclusive)
• "In Love with the Desert" 80:00
  • Directed by Allain Littaye
  • Prop master Eddie Fowler takes the viewer on a modern day tour of the original locations and settings providing insights and recollections of filming Lawrence of Arabia, intercut with comparison clips of the film.
• Deleted Scene: "Balcony" with introduction by Anne Coates (never before released) 7:30
• Featurette: "King Hussein Visits Lawrence of Arabia" 1:59
  • All about King Hussein of Jordan visiting and seeing the production design and location of the Lawrence set
• Featurette: "Wind, Sand and Star" (1963) 4:47
  • This is the original version of Wind, Sand and Star filmed near the original release date of Lawrence, 1963. This version is higher quality (35mm) and focuses more on the creative process and discusses O'Toole's process as an actor portraying the original historic figure, Lawrence of Arabia.
• Trailers: Teaser #1, 1:52 HD; Teaser #2, 1:15 HD; 70mm Restoration Trailer (1989 Release), 1:55 HD; TV Spot #1, :60 HD; TV Spot #2, :10 HD