"Lawrence of Arabia" Talkback (Spoilers)

[Lord Dalek]

AFTER FIVE YEARS!
The first motion picture from the creators of "The Bridge On The River Kwai."!
Columbia Pictures presents The Sam Spiegel-David Lean Production of



T.E. Lawrence: I killed two people. One was... yesterday? He was just a boy and I led him into quicksand. The other was... well, before Aqaba. I had to execute him with my pistol, and there was something about it that I didn't like.
General Allenby: Well that's to be expected.
Lawrence: No, something else...
Allenby: What then?
Lawrence: I enjoyed it.

Release Date: 12/16/1962
Studio: Columbia/Horizon
Director: David Lean
Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1 (Super Panavision 70)
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Omar Sharif

Plot Summary: An inordinately complex man who has been labeled everything from hero, to charlatan, to sadist, Thomas Edward Lawrence blazed his way to glory in the Arabian desert, then sought anonymity as a common soldier under an assumed name. The story opens with the death of Lawrence in a motorcycle accident in London at the age of 47, then flashbacks to recount his adventures: as a young intelligence officer in Cairo in 1916, he is given leave to investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks in World War I. In the desert, he organizes a guerrilla army and--for two years--leads the Arabs in harassing the Turks with desert raids, train-wrecking and camel attacks. Eventually, he leads his army northward and helps a British General destroy the power of the Ottoman Empire.

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LD Talkback #100

Today's my birthday so I figured I remount the TB for my all-time favorite movie ever. If you don't think Lawrence of Arabia is brilliant, just watch this.