This sweeping, highly literate historical epic covers the Allies' mideastern campaign during World War I as seen through the eyes of the enigmatic T. E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole, in the role that made him a star). After a prologue showing us Lawrence's ultimate fate, we flash back to Cairo in 1917. A bored general staffer, .. Read more
| Starring | Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins |
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| Director | David Lean |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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Cinema classic "Lawrence of Arabia" has been named as the best epic film in a new Total Film top 50. David Lean's 1962 film beat off stiff competition from the likes of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings to claim top spot in a Total Film magazine list. As well as winning multiple Oscars, the film also propelled actors Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif into the limelight. O'Toole was nominated for his first Oscar for his performance, before going on to be in contention for six more gongs to... Read more
Legendary 1941 drama Citizen Kane has been named as the best American film ever in a recent poll, it has been announced. The 100 Years 100 Movies poll took place ten years after the American Film Institute's first ballot to find the greatest movies of all time - and Citizen Kane pipped The Godfather to the post to be voted number one. War romance Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, was named as the third most popular film, while Raging Bull and Singin' in the Rain were... Read more
Two movie critics for Time magazine have come up with their version of the 100 greatest films of all-time. Richard Schickel and Richard Corliss have compiled the list to show there is no definitive ranking system that can cater for everybody's individual tastes. The exclusion of traditionally admired films such as North by Northwest and Apocalypse Now go some way to indicating this. Schickel said: "100 lists are fun to discuss, fun to argue over. I don't think anybody should say, 'That's... Read more
Premiere magazine recently rated Peter O'Toole's performance in Lawrence of Arabia the greatest ever committed to celluloid. It was his fourth film, his first lead, and a hell of a break - though he lost the Oscar to Gregory Peck and To Kill a Mockingbird. He's been nominated six times since (for Becket, The Lion in Winter, Goodbye Mr Chips, The Ruling Class, The Stunt Man, and My Favourite Year), and famously never won, except for an Honorary Award in 2003. 'I'm still in the game,' he... Read more
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