Lawrence of Arabia
1962, PG, 216 min. Directed by David Lean. Starring Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Thu., July 8, 1999
This desert epic won seven Academy Awards and is best appreciated on the big screen. It's the biography of adventurer T.E. Lawrence, played by O'Toole in his first starring role.
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Marjorie Baumgarten, June 19, 1995
Lawrence of Arabia, David Lean, Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn