Winner of seven academy awards, including best picture of 1962, lawrence of arabia stands as one of the most timeless and essential motion picture masterpieces'. '.strtoupper('t')he 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'. '.strtoupper('l')awrence, 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'. '.strtoupper('t')he 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.never before seen bonus content on this two disc release includes the secrets of arabia a picture in graphics track , which allows the viewer to become immersed in the world of lawrence of arabia and learn about the customs and rituals of desert existence'. '.strtoupper('a')lso included is newsreel footage of the new york premiere and advertising campaigns.special featuresfeature film, including overture, intermission, entr'acte and exit musicnewly re mastered 5.1 english audiosecrets of arabia a picture in graphic trackfeaturettes peter o'toole revisits lawrence of arabia all new interview the making of lawrence of arabia documentary a conversation with steven spielberg the camels are cast in search of lawrence romance of arabia newsreel footage of the new york premiereadvertising campaigns