British dude goes to sort out the Middle East – that always ends well. Rides about on a camel shouting inspiring things at everyone. The whole thing takes ages. Everyone has a load of fights and then, spoiler alert! Turns out the British dude wasn’t able to sort out the Middle East so leaves them all to it and comes back to the Home Counties to drive his motorcycle really quite dangerously.
Trivia
The film is loosely based on the early life of Laurence Fishburne.
Star Peter O’Toole was a notorious hellraiser who would regularly stay up past his bedtime and eat too many sweets so he got all excitable.
The incredible desert scenes were actually filmed on the beach at Camber Sands.
The film is presented with a fifteen minute intermission because the actors were exhausted after the exertions of the first part.
Bloopers
During the scene in which Lawrence and the Arabs take Aqaba, Lawrence can be seen firing a laser rifle. A weapon that wouldn’t be invented until the late 21st century.
Quotes
“Of course it hurts, so stop bloody doing it. Ow.”
Details
Full Name: Lawrence of Arabia
Duration: Ages. It’s still on now.
Release: 1962
Onions: no, you’re alright
Starring
Peter O’Toole
Omar Sharif
Alec Guiness
