Starring
Peter O'Toole
Alec Guinness
David Lean 's acclaimed classic, winner of seven
Academy Awards, is here shown in the restored version released in cinemas around the world last year. Idealistic and enigmatic, scholarly young Lieutenant Lawrence yearns to escape Cairo to see desert action.
His chance comes with a mission to contact Prince
Feisal, a leader of the Arab revolt against the occupying Turks. So Lawrence's legendary exploits begin. However, even as his reputation for invincibility grows, self-doubt sets in. Screenplay by Robert Bolt Director David Lean
(David Lean's 'This Happy Breed' on Friday at 50pm)
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