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SONY PICTURES Home Entertainment is releasing Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Anniversary Steelbook’s of Best Picture Oscar winners “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962) and “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957) on June 7.
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of “Lawrence of Arabia,” David Lean’s classic won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture of 1962, and stands as one of the most timeless and essential motion picture masterpieces. 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.
Celebrating the 65th anniversary of Lean’s World War II epic “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” which follows British POWs who build a vital Japanese railway bridge in enemy-occupied Burma. Allied commandos are assigned to destroy the bridge with William Holden as Shears, an American who escape the prison and returns for the explosive ending. It also won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor (Alec Guinness), and Best Director. Even its theme song, an old WWII whistling tune, the Colonel Bogey March, became a massive hit.
EXTRAS:
“Lawrence of Arabia” all featured on the enclosed Blu-ray
Peter O’Toole Revisits Lawrence of Arabia
Making of Lawrence of Arabia Documentary
Deleted Balcony Scene with Introduction by Anne V. Coates
The Lure of the Desert: Martin Scorsese on Lawrence of Arabia
A Conversation with Steven Spielberg
Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic (1963 & 1970 Versions)
Maan, Jordan: The Camels Are Cast
In Search of Lawrence
Romance of Arabia
King Hussein Visits Lawrence of Arabia Set
In Love with the Desert Documentary
Lawrence at 50: A Classic Restored
Archival Interviews
Steven Spielberg on Lawrence of Arabia
William Friedkin on Lawrence of Arabia
Sydney Pollack on Lawrence of Arabia
New York Premiere Footage
Advertising Campaigns
Vintage Trailers & TV Spots
“The Bridge on the River Kwai” all on the enclosed Blu-ray
Crossing the Bridge: Picture-in-Picture Graphics Track
Making of The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Steve Allen Show with William Holden & Alec Guinness
The Bridge on the River Kwai Premiere Narrated by William Holden
“Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant” Featurette
USC Short Film Introduced by William Holden
An Appreciation by Filmmaker John Milius
Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailers
SPECS:
Video – “Lawrence of Arabia” 4K restoration from the original camera negative (2.20:1 aspect ratio)
“The Bridge on the River Kwai” 4K restoration from the original camera negative (2.55:1 aspect ratio)
Both will feature HDR10 and Dolby Vision
Audio – Both films will feature eight-channel Dolby Atmos and six-channel DTS HD soundtrack