Summary:
An inordinately complex man who has been labeled everything from hero, to charlatan, to sadist, Thomas Edward Lawrence blazed his way to glory in the Arabian desert, then sought anonymity as a common soldier under an assumed name. The story opens with the death of Lawrence in a motorcycle accident in London at the age of 47, then flashbacks to recount his adventures: as a young intelligence officer in Cairo in 1916, he is given leave to investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks in World War I. In the desert, he organizes a guerrilla army and--for two years--leads the Arabs in harassing the Turks with desert raids, train-wrecking and camel attacks. Eventually, he leads his army northward and helps a British General destroy the power of the Ottoman Empire.
| Runtime: | 216 min |
|---|---|
| Production: | Horizon Pictures (II) |
| Genres: | Adventure, Biography, Drama, War |
| Country: | UK |
| Languages: | English, Arabic, Turkish |
| Home Release Date: | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| David Lean | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Michael Wilson | Screenplay |
| Robert Bolt | Screenplay |
| T.E. Lawrence | Writings |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Peter O'Toole | T.E. Lawrence |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alec Guinness | Prince Feisal |
| Anthony Quayle | Colonel Brighton |
| Anthony Quinn | Auda Abu Tayi |
| Arthur Kennedy | Jackson Bentley |
| Claude Rains | Mr. Dryden |
| Donald Wolfit | General Murray |
| Gamil Ratib | Majid |
| I.S. Johar | Gasim |
| Jack Hawkins | General Lord Edmund Allenby |
| John Dimech | Daud |
| José Ferrer | Turkish Bey |
| Michel Ray | Farraj |
| Omar Sharif | Sherif Ali |
| Zia Mohyeddin | Tafas |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| David Lean | Producer |
| Jim Painten | Producer |
| Robert A. Harris | Producer |
| Sam Spiegel | Producer |
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