Lawrence of Arabia

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Directed by

David Lean

Starring (View all)

Peter O'Toole
T.E. Lawrence

Alec Guinness
Prince Feisal

Anthony Quinn
Auda Abu Tayi

Jack Hawkins
General Allenby

Omar Sharif
Sherif Ali

José Ferrer
Turkish Bey

Anthony Quayle
Colonel Brighton

Claude Rains
Mr. Dryden

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T.E. Lawrence
(writings)

Robert Bolt
(screenplay)

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Virtues and Vices. The life of Lawrence.

8 years, 9 months ago at Apr 20 22:01

Lexi

10 votes

''Young men make wars, and the virtues of war are the virtues of young men: courage, and hope for the future. Then old men make the peace, and the vices of peace are the vices of old men: mistrust and caution.''

A grand classic from bygone days. Sweeping epic about the real life adventures of T.E. Lawrence, a British major who unified Arab tribes and led them in the fight for indep... read more

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

11 years, 11 months ago at Feb 5 12:59

Annabelle Lee

10 votes

Okay, just so you know, it gets the 4 stars and not 5 only because I don't quite get the Arab world conflict then, and that's after actually reading his Seven Pillars of Wisdom (what can I say--I went through an intellectual phase). It's uncanny how Peter O'Toole looks exactly like the effete (onscreen, at least) former cartographer, T.E. Lawrence, and then there's David Lean's amazing vistas of ... read more

An astonishing classic epic!

10 years, 3 months ago at Oct 18 7:55

PvtCaboose91

10 votes

"Young men make wars, and the virtues of war are the virtues of young men: courage, and hope for the future. Then old men make the peace, and the vices of peace are the vices of old men: mistrust and caution."

It has been decades since Lawrence of Arabia first astonished the world when it hit cinemas back in 1962. In the years succeeding the film's release, it has become one of the ... read more

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Epic rumination on a flamboyant and controversial British military figure and his conflicted loyalties during wartime service.

Release date: 11 December 1962
UPC: 043396058323

Tags: War (20), Adventure (19), 1962 (17), Biography (15), Drama (15), Epic (15), 1960s (14), Desert (11), WWI (10), Historical (10), Biopic (9), Political (9), Middle East (9), Classic (8), Arabia (8), Looting (7), World War I (7), Sabotage (6), UK (6), Ww1 (6)

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