Movie #56: Lawrence of Arabia

Movie #: 56
Movie Title: Lawrence of Arabia
Year Released: 1962

Director: David Lean
Notable Cast: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, José Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Omar Sharif

Short Description: The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #7
IMDB.com: #67
Ranker.com: #91
Lifed.com: #55
Empire.com: #57
FilmCrave.com: N/A
FlickChart.com: N/A



Date Watched: 8/28/2016

Grade: 2.5 out of 5 (Satisfactory)

Rationale: Given its lofty status as a well-known classic and regular appearances on top movie lists, I was disappointingly bored with Lawrence of Arabia. To make matters worse, it's almost a four hour runtime and my boredom never dissipated. The acting didn't seem convincing and I don't get some of the casting decisions, like having Alec Guinness play an Arab prince. The cinematography was pretty with the various sets and locations and the battle scenes were fine, but that's the best I can say.