Lawrence of Arabia
4K Ultra HD
Blu Ray
Columbia Classics Box Set offers meticulously restored 4K films; an elegant must-own masterpiece, especially Lawrence of Arabia's 4K presentation.
Lawrence of Arabia's 4K release uses an 8K scan from restored 70mm camera negatives, shot with Mitchell 65mm cameras, boasting accurate brightness, rich desert skylines, and impressive depth in black levels, making it a visually stunning experience unparalleled in previous releases.
The Dolby Atmos track adds depth to the surround field with clean dialogue, robust tonal quality, solid bass, and immersive ambiance that outshines the DTS-HD MA counterpart, making it hard to believe it's from 1962.
UHD 1 features Sony's glossy SteelBook with desert artwork & mild fingerprinting; includes an international prologue, 50th Anniversary Blu-ray supplements, and a small exclusive bonus, setting the film's historical stage.
Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia are masterpieces, renowned for their length and epic narratives. Both films feature stunning visuals and explore themes of heroism, while Sony offers a 4K UHD SteelBook edition for a remarkable viewing experience.
Director: David Lean
Actors: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn
Plot: The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Disc Release Date: 7 June 2022
all scores
- Video100
- Audio90
Lawrence of Arabia was shot using Mitchell BFC 65mm and Mitchell FC 65 Model cameras 65mm film, with this release being based on the extensive restoration for the 50thAnniversary 8K scan; gaining additional...
The Dolby Atmos track is gorgeous adding such depth to the surround field; this starts right from the off and the musical overture; how deep the orchestra is, not only in terms of bass, but in terms of...
- Extra100
- Movie100
UHD 1...
I had occasion to put on Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece Seven Samurai (1954) recently and was struck once again by just how great it is. And part of the greatness is its length; running at 3 hours 37 minutes,...
- Total100
This Columbia Classics Box Set has brought together a whole range of films in one ensemble. Each disc has been meticulously restored and all are in native 4K. Simply put this set is amazing, it is a testament...
- Video100
- Audio100
For a full UHD video review, please click here....
For a full UHD audio review, please click here....
- Extra100
- Movie100
Sony's elegantly glossy SteelBook will show some mild fingerprinting. The front image depicts a handsome bit of artwork that features a desert setting, predominantly, with a few small green bushes poking...
Sony has widely released a UHD SteelBook packaging variant for the epic 1962 masterpiece 'Lawrence of Arabia.' The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the previous 4K release (noting...
- Total100
Elegant. Classy. Beautiful. A must-own. That's for the film, the UHD presentation, and the SteelBook, which of course earns my highest recommendation....
- Video95
- Audio95
[Editor’s Note: Though we’re reviewing the films in the set one by one, Lawrence of Arabia is currently only available on physical 4K disc in Sony’s Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 1 box...
Dialogue is clean, tonal quality is robust, and the occasional sound effects that require it have solid bass and heft (the train explosions, for example)....
- Extra100
- Movie100
It’s a recreation of a quick bit of text that was shown in front of the film in some international markets to set the historical stage—the place, time, and context in which the film’s story takes place....
[Editor’s Note: Though we’re reviewing the films in the set one by one, Lawrence of Arabia is currently only available on physical 4K disc in Sony’s Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 1 box...
- Total98
Lawrence of Arabia is surely one of the greatest films ever made, worth your time for many reasons, and there’s never been a better way to experience it at home than this new 4K Ultra HD presentation....
- Video100
- Audio80
Brightness accurately represents desert skylines, undoubtedly richer than any release prior, and black levels nail their end refusing to crush detail yet still providing depth....
Both ambiance and scale stretch into discreet channels, active enough to hardly believe this stems from 1962....
- Extra80
- Movie100
On the UHD, Sony includes an international prologue, leaving the remaining space for the movie....
Imagine in this post-9/11 reality a studio spending millions to film in Morocco, Spain, and Jordan, with hundreds of camels and horses in frame, all to blame a war’s victors for upsetting a potentially...
- Total90
Grandiose, lavish, and meticulous, Lawrence of Arabia’s anti-war stance celebrates its hero as much as resenting his defeat....
- Video100
- Audio90
Struck from the same 8K scan of the meticulously restored 70mm camera negatives and later mastered to a 4K digital intermediate, the classic epic drama rides into Ultra HD on a jaw-droppingly gorgeous,...
Complementing the spellbindingly beautiful video presentation is a riveting Dolby Atmos soundtrack, offering a dramatic improvement over its DTS-HD MA counterpart, which is also included on the disc for...
- Extra60
- Movie100
The same set of supplements from the 50th Anniversary Blu-ray are ported over for this Ultra HD edition while throwing one small exclusive to boot. According to Sony, the package of bonuses is apparently...
If there exists an established, conventional "going-native" narrative, then David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia is the definitive masterwork. The spectacularly beautiful film based on the life of T. E. Lawrence...
- Total100
David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia is a splendidly brilliant cinematic masterpiece that continues to mesmerize and is the sort of film that could only be best appreciated on the biggest screen possible. Featuring...