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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.
AdventureHistoryWarcairoworld war iarabianhorsejerusalembritish armybritish empiredamascuscamelbased on true storyhistorical fictionquicksand
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Character
Epic, earnest, grave and classical in form.
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Peter O'TooleT.E. Lawrence
- Alec GuinnessPrince Feisal
- Omar SharifSherif Ali
- Anthony QuinnAuda abu Tayi
- Jack HawkinsGeneral Allenby
- José FerrerTurkish Bey
- Anthony QuayleColonel Harry Brighton
- Claude RainsMr. Dryden
- Arthur KennedyJackson Bentley
- Donald WolfitGeneral Murray
Crew
- David LeanDirector
- Michael WilsonScreenplay
- Robert BoltScreenplay
- Freddie YoungDirector of Photography
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Anne V. CoatesEditor
- Sam SpiegelProducer
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