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Lawrence of Arabia

- Nothing is written.

The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.

Release Date : 1962-12-11

Language :ArabicEnglishPortugueseTurkish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Horizon Pictures

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Peter O'Toole

Character Name : T.E. Lawrence

Original Name : Peter O'Toole

Gender : Male

Alec Guinness

Character Name : Prince Feisal

Original Name : Alec Guinness

Gender : Male

Anthony Quinn

Character Name : Auda abu Tayi

Original Name : Anthony Quinn

Gender : Male

Jack Hawkins

Character Name : General Allenby

Original Name : Jack Hawkins

Gender : Male

Omar Sharif

Character Name : Sherif Ali

Original Name : Omar Sharif

Gender : Male

José Ferrer

Character Name : Turkish Bey

Original Name : José Ferrer

Gender : Male

Anthony Quayle

Character Name : Colonel Harry Brighton

Original Name : Anthony Quayle

Gender : Male

Claude Rains

Character Name : Mr. Dryden

Original Name : Claude Rains

Gender : Male

Arthur Kennedy

Character Name : Jackson Bentley

Original Name : Arthur Kennedy

Gender : Male

Donald Wolfit

Character Name : General Murray

Original Name : Donald Wolfit

Gender : Male

I.S. Johar

Character Name : Gasim

Original Name : I.S. Johar

Gender : Male

Gamil Ratib

Character Name : Majid

Original Name : Gamil Ratib

Gender : Male

Michel Ray

Character Name : Farraj

Original Name : Michel Ray

Gender : Male

John Dimech

Character Name : Daud

Original Name : John Dimech

Gender : Male

Zia Mohyeddin

Character Name : Tafas

Original Name : Zia Mohyeddin

Gender : Male

Howard Marion-Crawford

Character Name : Medical Officer

Original Name : Howard Marion-Crawford

Gender : Male

Jack Gwillim

Character Name : Club Secretary

Original Name : Jack Gwillim

Gender : Male

Hugh Miller

Character Name : R.A.M.C. Colonel

Original Name : Hugh Miller

Gender : Male

John Barry

Character Name : MP in Map Room (uncredited)

Original Name : John Barry

Gender : Male

Bruce Beeby

Character Name : Captain at Officer's Club (uncredited)

Original Name : Bruce Beeby

Gender : Male

Fred Bennett

Character Name : Sergeant at Cairo Headquarters (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Bennett

Gender : Male

John Bennett

Character Name : Arab Sheik (uncredited)

Original Name : John Bennett

Gender : Male

Steve Birtles

Character Name : Motor Bike Rider (uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Birtles

Gender : Male

Robert Bolt

Character Name : Officer with Pipe Gazing at Lawrence (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Bolt

Gender : Male

Peter Burton

Character Name : Damascus Sheik (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Burton

Gender : Male

J.R.M. Chapman

Character Name : Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : J.R.M. Chapman

Gender : Male

Barbara Cole

Character Name : Nurse (uncredited)

Original Name : Barbara Cole

Gender : Male

Basil Dignam

Character Name : Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)

Original Name : Basil Dignam

Gender : Male

Peter Dukelow

Character Name : Driver in Cairo (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Dukelow

Gender : Male

Mohamed El Habachi

Character Name : Talal (uncredited)

Original Name : Mohamed El Habachi

Gender : Male

Kenneth Fortescue

Character Name : Allenby's Aide (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenneth Fortescue

Gender : Male

Harry Fowler

Character Name : William Potter (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Fowler

Gender : Male

James Hayter

Character Name : Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited)

Original Name : James Hayter

Gender : Male

Jack Hedley

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Hedley

Gender : Male

Rafael Hernández

Character Name : Turkish Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Rafael Hernández

Gender : Male

Noel Howlett

Character Name : Vicar at St. Paul's (uncredited)

Original Name : Noel Howlett

Gender : Male

Patrick Kavanagh

Character Name : Staff Major - Murray's Aide (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Kavanagh

Gender : Male

David Lean

Character Name : Motorcyclist by Suez Canal (uncredited)

Original Name : David Lean

Gender : Male

Ian MacNaughton

Character Name : Michael George Hartley (uncredited)

Original Name : Ian MacNaughton

Gender : Male

Clive Morton

Character Name : Artillery General at Field Briefing (uncredited)

Original Name : Clive Morton

Gender : Male

Daniel Moynihan

Character Name : Officer in Officer's Club (uncredited)

Original Name : Daniel Moynihan

Gender : Male

Henry Oscar

Character Name : Silliam (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Oscar

Gender : Male

George Plimpton

Character Name : Bedouin (uncredited)

Original Name : George Plimpton

Gender : Male

Bryan Pringle

Character Name : Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Bryan Pringle

Gender : Male

Ernie Rice

Character Name : Mourner (uncredited)

Original Name : Ernie Rice

Gender : Male

Robert Rietti

Character Name : Majid (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Rietti

Gender : Male

John Robinson

Character Name : Infantry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)

Original Name : John Robinson

Gender : Male

Norman Rossington

Character Name : Corporal Jenkins (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman Rossington

Gender : Male

John Ruddock

Character Name : Elder Harith (uncredited)

Original Name : John Ruddock

Gender : Male

Fernando Sancho

Character Name : Turkish Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Fernando Sancho

Gender : Male

Stuart Saunders

Character Name : Regimental Sergeant Major (uncredited)

Original Name : Stuart Saunders

Gender : Male

Cyril Shaps

Character Name : Bartender in Officer's Club (uncredited)

Original Name : Cyril Shaps

Gender : Male

Jack Sharp

Character Name : Mourner (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Sharp

Gender : Male

George Spence

Character Name : Mourner (uncredited)

Original Name : George Spence

Gender : Male

Roy Stevens

Character Name : Truck Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Roy Stevens

Gender : Male

Graham Tonbridge

Character Name : Mourner (uncredited)

Original Name : Graham Tonbridge

Gender : Male

Barry Warren

Character Name : Arab Sheik (uncredited)

Original Name : Barry Warren

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-06-23

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.

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r96sk

@r96sk

2024-09-10

227 minutes of greatness! I've always wanted to watch 'Lawrence of Arabia' 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.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-11-19

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.