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.
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Credits: TheMovieDb.
Film Cast:
- T.E. Lawrence: Peter O’Toole
- Sherif Ali: Omar Sharif
- Prince Feisal: Alec Guinness
- General Allenby: Jack Hawkins
- Auda abu Tayi: Anthony Quinn
- Turkish Bey: José Ferrer
- Colonel Harry Brighton: Anthony Quayle
- Mr. Dryden: Claude Rains
- Jackson Bentley: Arthur Kennedy
- General Murray: Donald Wolfit
- Gasim: I.S. Johar
- Majid: Gamil Ratib
- Farraj: Michel Ray
- Daud: John Dimech
- Tafas: Zia Mohyeddin
- Medical Officer: Howard Marion-Crawford
- Club Secretary: Jack Gwillim
- R.A.M.C. Colonel: Hugh Miller
- MP in Map Room (uncredited): John Barry
- Captain at Officer’s Club (uncredited): Bruce Beeby
- Sergeant at Cairo Headquarters (uncredited): Fred Bennett
- Arab Sheik (uncredited): John Bennett
- Motor Bike Rider (uncredited): Steve Birtles
- Officer with Pipe Gazing at Lawrence (uncredited): Robert Bolt
- Damascus Sheik (uncredited): Peter Burton
- Extra (uncredited): J.R.M. Chapman
- Nurse (uncredited): Barbara Cole
- Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited): Basil Dignam
- Driver in Cairo (uncredited): Peter Dukelow
- Talal (uncredited): Mohamed El Habachi
- Allenby’s Aide (uncredited): Kenneth Fortescue
- William Potter (uncredited): Harry Fowler
- Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited): James Hayter
- Reporter (uncredited): Jack Hedley
- Turkish Soldier (uncredited): Rafael Hernández
- Vicar at St. Paul’s (uncredited): Noel Howlett
- Staff Major – Murray’s Aide (uncredited): Patrick Kavanagh
- Motorcyclist by Suez Canal (uncredited): David Lean
- Michael George Hartley (uncredited): Ian MacNaughton
- Artillery General at Field Briefing (uncredited): Clive Morton
- Officer in Officer’s Club (uncredited): Daniel Moynihan
- Silliam (uncredited): Henry Oscar
- Bedouin (uncredited): George Plimpton
- Driver (uncredited): Bryan Pringle
- Mourner at St. Paul’s (uncredited): Ernie Rice
- Majid (voice) (uncredited): Robert Rietti
- Infantry General at Field Briefing (uncredited): John Robinson
- Corporal Jenkins (uncredited): Norman Rossington
- Elder Harith (uncredited): John Ruddock
- Turkish Sergeant (uncredited): Fernando Sancho
- Regimental Sergeant Major (uncredited): Stuart Saunders
- Bartender in Officer’s Club (uncredited): Cyril Shaps
- Truck Driver (uncredited): Roy Stevens
- Arab Sheik (uncredited): Barry Warren
Film Crew:
- Assistant Editor: Ray Lovejoy
- Sound Editor: Winston Ryder
- Original Music Composer: Maurice Jarre
- Assistant Art Director: Terence Marsh
- Editor: Anne V. Coates
- Producer: Sam Spiegel
- Special Effects: Cliff Richardson
- Art Direction: John Stoll
- Makeup Artist: Charles E. Parker
- Director of Photography: Freddie Young
- Casting: Maude Spector
- Location Manager: Douglas Twiddy
- Director: David Lean
- Art Direction: Anthony Masters
- Screenplay: Michael Wilson
- Screenplay: Robert Bolt
- Production Design: John Box
- Editorial Services: Norman Savage
- Set Decoration: Dario Simoni
- Costume Design: Phyllis Dalton
- Property Master: Eddie Fowlie
- Second Unit Cinematographer: Nicolas Roeg
- Story: T.E. Lawrence
- Producer: Robert A. Harris
- Special Effects: Wally Veevers
- Production Manager: John Palmer
- Music: Morris Stoloff
- Assistant Director: Roy Stevens
- Camera Operator: Ernest Day
- Orchestrator: Gerard Schurmann
- Focus Puller: Mike Fox
- Script Supervisor: Barbara Cole
- Costume Design: John Wilson-Apperson
- Assistant Art Director: George Richardson
- Assistant Art Director: Tony Rimmington
- Assistant Art Director: Roy Rossotti
- Sound Recordist: Paddy Cunningham
- Stunts: Ken Buckle
- Assistant Director: Bryan Coates
- Orchestrator: Lawrence Ashmore
- Hairstylist: A.G. Scott
- Unit Production Manager: Tadeo Villalba
- Production Manager: R.L.M. Davidson
- Gaffer: Steve Birtles
- Construction Coordinator: Peter Dukelow
- Color Timer: John Dowdell
- Script Supervisor: Lee Turner
- Production Secretary: Pat Moon
- Focus Puller: Kenneth J. Withers
- Production Secretary: Maureen Whitty
- Production Secretary: Noreen Hipwell
Movie Reviews:
- Peter McGinn: 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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