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Lawrence of Arabia

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8.0/10 • 3K

1962-12-113h 48m

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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.

Directors
David Lean
Editors
Anne V. Coates

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  1. Peter O'Toole

    Peter O'Toole

    T.E. Lawrence

  2. Alec Guinness

    Alec Guinness

    Prince Feisal

  3. Anthony Quinn

    Anthony Quinn

    Auda abu Tayi

  4. Jack Hawkins

    Jack Hawkins

    General Allenby

  5. Omar Sharif

    Omar Sharif

    Sherif Ali

  6. José Ferrer

    José Ferrer

    Turkish Bey

  7. Anthony Quayle

    Anthony Quayle

    Colonel Harry Brighton

  8. Claude Rains

    Claude Rains

    Mr. Dryden

  9. Arthur Kennedy

    Arthur Kennedy

    Jackson Bentley

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Peter McGinn

Sep 24, 2020

7/10

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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$15,000,000.00
Revenue
$69,995,385.00
Keywords
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