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Director David Lean
Screenplay Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson

Lawrence of Arabia

Tagline: Nothing is written.

Release Date: 1962-12-11

Duration: 228 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Jack Hawkins
    General Allenby
  • Omar Sharif
    Sherif Ali
  • Peter O'Toole
    T.E. Lawrence
  • José Ferrer
    Turkish Bey
  • Alec Guinness
    Prince Feisal
  • Claude Rains
    Mr. Dryden
  • Anthony Quinn
    Auda abu Tayi
  • Anthony Quayle
    Colonel Harry Brighton
  • I.S. Johar
    Gasim
  • John Bennett
    Arab Sheik (uncredited)