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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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.