Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
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.
Kevin Ward reviewedJuly 7, 2025
Lawrence of Arabia definitely lives up to it’s reputation. Peter O’Toole is mesmerizing as the complicated T.E. Lawrence, a British officer credited with leading the Arab revolt against the Turks during World War I. Without reading into the true history, it’s obvious there’s likely tremendous liberties being taken here. Looking past some of those faults maybe haven’t aged so well (like Sir Alex Guinness as Prince Feisal) this is clearly a cinematic achievement and I can only imagine a 15-16 year old Steven Spielberg seeing this on the big screen for the first time. Cinematography and score work wonders here. It definitely feels long in parts. In fact, at the end when screen fades to black, I thought “damn that was long….and that ending kind of sucked”. Then the word Intermission came on the screen. “Aaaaahhhh, that makes more sense, but damn this is really long”. So, I skipped the intermission to save myself 4 and a half minutes, but I’m very glad to have crossed this off my shame list.