Fresh
It was a big bold project and has turned out a big bold film.
Variety Staff, Variety
Lawrence of Arabia
Nothing is written.
1962 · 3h 48m · PG
Adventure, History, War
Directed by
David Lean
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.
Director and cast
- David Lean Director
- Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence
- Alec Guinness as Prince Feisal
- Omar Sharif as Sherif Ali
- Anthony Quinn as Auda abu Tayi
- Jack Hawkins as General Lord Edmund Allenby
- José Ferrer as Turkish Bey
- Anthony Quayle as Colonel Brighton
- Claude Rains as Mr. Dryden
- Arthur Kennedy Cast
- Donald Wolfit Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[It] remains one of the most intelligent, handsome, and influential of all war epics.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The passage of time has only proved how difficult it is to run ideas, history, characterisation and landscape in harness on this sort of scale.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
Approach it from whatever angle you like, performances, script, cinematography, score; David Lean's sweeping biography of T.E. Lawrence is unarguably magnificent.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
Even the flies in the opening Cairo scene jump out at you.
Douglas Pratt, Hollywood Reporter
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