Lawrence of Arabia (1962) @ Million Dollar Theater

Directed by David Lean

Peter O’Toole stars in this classic screen drama based on T. E. Lawrence’s adventures in the Arabian desert during World War I.  British Army officer Lawrence struggles with divided allegiances as he organizes Arab tribes in revolt against the Ottoman empire.  A spectacle of sweeping desert vistas, epic battles, and railway explosions, filmed in Super Panavision.

Columbia Pictures. Producer: Sam Spiegel, David Lean. Screenwriter: Robert Bolt. Cinematographer: F. A. Young. Editor: Anne V. Coates. Cast: Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif. 

35mm, color, 216 min.