Making of David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia

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This is THE MAKING OF DAVID LEAN’S LAWRENCE OF ARABIA by Adrian Turner. It is a Dragon’s World “coffee-table” format hard cover book (no dust jacket) and a First Edition - First Printing - 1994 (191 pages including Appendix) Lawrence of Arabia has a permanent place in film history, winning seven academy awards, including best picture, and cited by a host of major directors such as Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese as a source of inspiration. In 1989, nearly thirty years after its premier in 1962, the film was restored to its original version and has enjoyed a new lease of life on the big screen. Behind every great movie lies a story waiting to be told and this film is no exception. Its making was one of the most arduous and dramatic in recent Hollywood history. Behind it were two powerful men - director David Lean and producer Sam Spiegel - who wanted to surpass the critical and commercial success of their previous collaboration The Bridge on the River Kwai. The ensuing eight months of filming in the remote Jordanian desert, followed by six months in Spain and Morocco has become part of cinema legend Adrian Turner has written the definitive account of this drama, using his privileged position as a long-standing friend of David Lean to shed new light on this legendary perfectionist. The book includes a magnificent collection read more

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