The surround channels do provide some interesting effects during the course of the film, but are not at the level of activity that one finds in a modern soundtrack. An English Dolby Surround soundtrack is also encoded onto the DVD, as are French, Spanish, and Portuguese language tracks. Subtitles are provided in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai. Full motion video, animation and sound all serve to enhance the interactive menus. Through the menus, one has access to the standard scene selection and set up features.
Supplements are also accessible through the menus and are contained on disc two.
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia is a very enjoyable documentary that runs slightly over an hour. The Camels Are Cast , In Search of Lawrence and Romance of Arabia are all 1960's puff pieces designed to stir up interest in the epic film, but are fun to watch now because they have become a bit creaky. Newsreel footage from New York premiere is also present on the DVD, as is a theatrical trailer, bonus trailers, an animated gallery of advertising materials and talent files. Both disc one and disc two offer a number of DVD-ROM supplements that include Archives of Arabia and the Journey With Lawrence interactive map. Both of these features are excellent and worth checking out for those with a properly equipped computer.