Lawrence of Arabia

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Overview : During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
Budget : 15000000USD
language : en
Runtime : 228 min
Release Date : 1962-12-11
Imdb ID : tt0056172
Status : Released

Cast

Peter O'Toole
T.E. Lawrence

Alec Guinness
Prince Feisal

Omar Sharif
Sherif Ali

Anthony Quinn
Auda abu Tayi

Jack Hawkins
General Allenby

José Ferrer
Turkish Bey

Anthony Quayle
Colonel Harry Brighton

Claude Rains
Mr. Dryden

Arthur Kennedy
Jackson Bentley

Donald Wolfit
General Murray

I.S. Johar
Gasim

Gamil Ratib
Majid

Michel Ray
Farraj

John Dimech
Daud

Zia Mohyeddin
Tafas

Howard Marion-Crawford
Medical Officer

Jack Gwillim
Club Secretary

Hugh Miller
R.A.M.C. Colonel

John Barry
MP in Map Room (uncredited)

Bruce Beeby
Captain at Officer's Club (uncredited)

Fred Bennett
Sergeant at Cairo Headquarters (uncredited)

John Bennett
Arab Sheik (uncredited)

Steve Birtles
Motor Bike Rider (uncredited)

Robert Bolt
Officer with Pipe Gazing at Lawrence (uncredited)

Peter Burton
Damascus Sheik (uncredited)

J.R.M. Chapman
Extra (uncredited)

Barbara Cole
Nurse (uncredited)

Basil Dignam
Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)

Peter Dukelow
Driver in Cairo (uncredited)

Mohamed El Habachi
Talal (uncredited)

Kenneth Fortescue
Allenby's Aide (uncredited)

Harry Fowler
William Potter (uncredited)

James Hayter
Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited)

Jack Hedley
Reporter (uncredited)

Rafael Hernández
Turkish Soldier (uncredited)

Noel Howlett
Vicar at St. Paul's (uncredited)

Patrick Kavanagh
Staff Major - Murray's Aide (uncredited)

David Lean
Motorcyclist by Suez Canal (uncredited)

Ian MacNaughton
Michael George Hartley (uncredited)

Clive Morton
Artillery General at Field Briefing (uncredited)

Daniel Moynihan
Officer in Officer's Club (uncredited)

Henry Oscar
Silliam (uncredited)

George Plimpton
Bedouin (uncredited)

Bryan Pringle
Driver (uncredited)

Ernie Rice
Mourner (uncredited)

Robert Rietti
Majid (voice) (uncredited)

John Robinson
Infantry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)

Norman Rossington
Corporal Jenkins (uncredited)

John Ruddock
Elder Harith (uncredited)

Fernando Sancho
Turkish Sergeant (uncredited)

Stuart Saunders
Regimental Sergeant Major (uncredited)

Cyril Shaps
Bartender in Officer's Club (uncredited)

Jack Sharp
Mourner (uncredited)

George Spence
Mourner (uncredited)

Roy Stevens
Truck Driver (uncredited)

Graham Tonbridge
Mourner (uncredited)

Barry Warren
Arab Sheik (uncredited)

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Reviews

narrator56
This is obviously an epic film, lasting nearly four hours with the wide, sweeping desert vistas and huge cast. It describes a fairly brief period of time out of a remarkable man’s life. I wonder how modern viewers handle the length of the movie, accustomed as they are to movies this lengthy featuring superheroes with humor and almost constant action. I don’t even remember how long ago I originally watched Lawrence of Arabia —quite possibly forty or more years ago. It has aged pretty well overall. The only negative thing that struck me when I recently re-watched it may well be due to my age. But it can be a talkative film at times, which is fine, but they sometimes talk fairly softly, and if such a scene transitions to music, I found the music to be so loud in comparison that it lifted me half of my chair. I had to have remote in hand to be ready to adjust the volume. A minor thing.
r96sk
227 minutes of greatness! I've always wanted to watch <em>'Lawrence of Arabia'</em> given its standing as being one of the greats, though that rather long run time always put it on my subconscious back-burner. At last, I rooted out some time for it and man it was a well spent near four hours! I'm not going to say its length is ignorable, though it truly doesn't feel like a 3hr 47min movie - so every credit to all involved. Peter O'Toole's performance is undoubtedly outstanding, I can't really add anything more to what I'm sure many, many others have noted down the decades - he is, put simply, brilliant. Other strong performers are Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif and, albeit more minorly, Claude Rains. No-one on the cast puts a foot wrong, as expected. The cinematography throughout is also absolutely exquisite, the entire look and feel of the film is just stunning. There is much more to say about this but I'll leave that to those that have already said such things. I'm just here to watch great movies and this 1962 picture is unequivocally one of those. Quite evidently a classic, no doubt about it.
Geronimo1967
This has got to be in my top ten movies - it is an almost flawless exercise in marrying fantastic photography, casting, writing, costumes and a score into three hours of wonderful entertainment. Rumour has it that Albert Finney was offered the lead role and suggested Peter O'Toole instead. If that is true (or not) then clearly serendipity was already on hand to guide this rendition of the story of TE Lawrence, who inspired and led an Arab uprising against the Ottoman empire. The iconic scene that introduces us to Omar Sharif as Lawrence heads to meet Prince Faisal (Alec Guinness) starts us on a journey mixing adventure, politics, superstition, ambition and cruelty. Anthony Quinn is superb as are, in lesser capacities, Claude Rains, José Ferrer and Jack Hawkins as his somewhat cynical, but opportunistic GOC. Arthur Kennedy helps take Lawrence's story to the world and through his eyes we see how his character is changed by all the violence around/instigated by him. Peter O'Toole conveys the emotional rollercoaster of a journey from naive, optimistic officer to war-weary veteran in a dazzling fashion. This is a true treat of a film.
OrpheumFilms
Totally lives up to its reputation as a classic. A gripping story of a man that loses his soul that makes almost 4 hours seem like two, and with photography that hasn't aged whatsoever.

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