When it
come to making epics, David Lean is the master and
what better proof than this masterpiece. "Lawrence Of
Arabia" was first shown in 1962 and after almost 40 years
later, it is still beautiful. The story of T. E. Lawrence is
wonderfully brought to us by David Lean, director of another
masterpiece called "The Bridge On The River Kwai".
David Lean has shown us a man’s long, yet never boring (at
least for me) journey into the deserts of Arabia. Lawrence
(Peter O’Toole) is an ordinary man that becomes a hero
during his extensive tenure in Arabia. He becomes a traveler,
a great man, and a leader to the people that he has associated
with. Only director David Lean could have given us a movie
experience like this.
An assortment of phenomenal actors are collected for
this movie and what a cast! Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif,
Anthony Quinn, Alec Guiness and so much more portray their
characters with intensity and believability. As Lawrence,
Peter O’Toole made the role his own. Omar Sharif as Ali
is one of the most charismatic characters in film
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