Based on the writings of T.E.
Lawrence, Lawrence Of Arabia is widely considered one of the
greatest films of the twentieth century. All-star director David
Lean works with an extremely talented cast that includes Peter
O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif, and Anthony Quinn. Nominated
for ten Academy Awards, and winner of seven including Best Picture,
Lawrence Of Arabia is a true film for the ages that no movie buff
can afford to miss…
British Lt. T.E. Lawrence (Peter
O'Toole) is a military malcontent stationed in North Africa during
World War I. Unexcited in his current assignment of coloring maps,
he's thrilled when he learns that he's being reassigned as a British
observer to King Feisal (Alec Guinness). Leader of a ragtag band of
Arab rebels, King Feisal intends to overthrow the government of the
Ottoman Empire (aligned against the British), oppressive rulers who
dominate his land. And with the aid of T.E. Lawrence, he might well
manage to pull it off…
As Lawrence spends more time with
his nomad friends from the Arabian peninsula, their cause of
self-determination becomes his own. Working together, Lawrence and
King Feisal's armies win victories against great odds, successfully
sabotage enemy railroad supply lines, and successfully cross a
barren desert where the odds of survival were thought to be nil.
Along the way, journalist Jackson Bentley (Arthur Kennedy)
catalogues Lawrence's exploits for an eager and admiring British
public who read anything news related that concerns the exotic
'Lawrence of Arabia'. It's as if the British soldier were King
Arthur himself. As King Feisal comes closer to giving birth to a new
nation, T.E. Lawrence becomes as famous as any member of the British
royal family…
Employing a colorful cast of
characters, breathtaking cinematography, and exotic Middle-Eastern
locations, Lawrence Of Arabia is an epic of monumental proportions.
Illustrating one man's fight for freedom alongside noble tribesmen
fighting for self-determination against an empire that's ruled their
families for hundreds of years, the film is rivaled by few of its
peers. Modern in its subject matter, Lawrence Of Arabia pays an
amazing resemblance to its contemporaries in its tackling of exotic
locales and larger than life enterprises. Films such as Ben-Hur,
Cleopatra, Spartacus, and The Ten Commandments set the tone for
their era of film making, and Lawrence Of Arabia answered the call…
Sporting an Oscar award-winning
musical score and colorful set designs, Lawrence Of Arabia takes its
viewers back in time to the era in which these events occurred. Few
films have such an influential effect. With a critically acclaimed
performance in his role as the title character, Peter O'Toole
strengthens the film with the mastery of his craft. In short,
Lawrence Of Arabia is one of the best films ever produced, and it's
a definite must-see movie…
