
Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant T.E. Lawrence is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of native Sherif Ali, Lawrence rebels against the orders of his superior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port.... (Full plot summary below)
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Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant T.E. Lawrence is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of native Sherif Ali, Lawrence rebels against the orders of his superior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port.
Leave your thoughts about Lawrence of Arabia.
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonThe second half isn't quite as compelling as the first, but to paraphrase a comment I once heard regarding another film: The first half is pure perfection, and then it devolves into one of the best movies ever made. |
| New Times (L.A.)Andy KleinReleased in 1962, it was pretty clearly the most intelligent spectacular within living memory. On its 40th anniversary, it's even better. |
| Boston GlobeJanice PageLawrence is back on the big screen, and it simply demands to be seen. Yes, again. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIn short, they don't make 'em like this one anymore. Viewing it is like taking a time machine to a movie age that was more naive than our own in some ways, more sophisticated and ambitious in others. |
| NetflixJames RocchiStirring historical biography is epic, intimate and awe-inspiring. |
| Hollywood ReporterDouglas PrattEven the flies in the opening Cairo scene jump out at you. |
| Monthly Film BulletinPenelope HoustonA film in which grandeur of conception is not up to grandeur of setting. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertApproach it from whatever angle you like, performances, script, cinematography, score; David Lean's sweeping biography of T.E. Lawrence is unarguably magnificent. |
| Cinema SightWesley LovellA gorgeous epic with an outstanding performance from Peter O'Toole. |
| Common Sense MediaM. FaustMature teens will appreciate this gripping epic. |