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Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

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Overview

During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.

Directed by David Lean
Written by Michael Wilson, Robert Bolt
Produced by Sam Spiegel
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $70.0M

Top Cast

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

T.E. Lawrence

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Prince Feisal

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Sherif Ali

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Auda abu Tayi

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

General Allenby

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

Turkish Bey

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Colonel Harry Brighton

Claude Rains

Claude Rains

Mr. Dryden

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Jackson Bentley

Donald Wolfit

Donald Wolfit

General Murray

Themes & Keywords

cairoworld war iarabianhorsejerusalembritish armybritish empiredamascuscamelbased on true storyhistorical fictionquicksanddesertarabthoughtfulottoman empireprovocativesuper panavision 70

About Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia is a adventure, history, war film released in 1962 exploring themes of cairo, world war i, arabian, horse, jerusalem, british army. Directed by David Lean, it stars Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif. During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.

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