Film of the Day - Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Excellent epic directed by David Lean, starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Antjony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Quayle and Omar Sharif @BBCTwo 1.30pm this afternoon. It won 7 Academy Awards. #DavidLean #PeterOToole #OmarSharif
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Sep 12, 2026 · 6:53 AM UTC

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My late fathers all time favorite, I bought him the blue ray extended addition dvd, which I think he wore out, bless him, I visited where it was filmed, in and around the desert plans of Wadi Rum, Jordan. Fabulous film. The train, at Wadi Rum station, used in the film.
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Image from Keith (@TheDevilof51361)
Image from Keith (@TheDevilof51361)
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Regret- was invited to lunch with Peter O'toole and a director- had to pass- shame, I thought he was marvellous
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I took my wife to Treasury, Wadi Rum, and Acuba. The locals said one of the decayed structures was were Lawrence stayed. My wife loved the cats staying at their tents. Tea and trinkets made our day.
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I wanted to be like Prince Faisal as played by Sir Alec but the closest I got was sounding like Captain Pugwash.
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I’ve had the great pleasure of travelling through Wadi Rum, visiting Madaba, and drinking a gin’n’tonic in Lawrence’s armchair at the Baron Hotel in Aleppo. The man’s legacy remains strong in those corners of the world.
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I live five minutes from his effigy in a small Saxon church, & 15 from the three places where he lived, died, & is buried.
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An absolute classic. Definitely one to watch!👍
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I watched it at the cinema, has to be seen on the big screen , the actual train is still where it was ambushed over a hundred years ago.
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I have it on DVD. I love the long shot of Omar Sharif on his camel as he approaches the well where Lawrence is.
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"If he were any prettier it would be Florence of Arabia" -Noel Coward.
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I’ll set to record it, to watch in darkness to properly appreciate the beauty of the 70mm Technicolor epic. We’ll be in the pictures watching 45th anniversary release of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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I knew someone who was a friend of Lawrence, I'm going back about 45 years, this chap had a bike like Lawrence and they became good friends in RAF Uxbridge, Lawrence was hiding there, he used to fetch many things for him from London when Middlesex was still countryside.
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A Dangerous Man: Lawrence after Arabia. Also worth a look, with Ralph Fiennes in the title role, tangled in the machinations of the Paris Peace Conference. youtu.be/0da7bWD2OAw?is=WHgQ…
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia 1992

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia 1992

90s TV movie about T.E. Lawrence and Emir Faisal of the Hejaz at th...

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Based on a book written by Robert Graves, author of I Claudius. Graves new TE Lawrence.
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A genuine masterpiece. One of the greatest films ever made.
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One of my favourite movies. The best scene is when the camera pans up to the sky and then when it comes down we've changed locations. That is so clever!.
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fabulous film
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One of very few films that can take you from lunchtime to teatime to watch.
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I remember attending the restoration premiere at the Odeon Marble Arch
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Beautiful film.
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I was 10 when I saw this I was mesmerised but the film score was just amazing
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Marvellous Actor..saw him in Jeffrey Barnard is unwell on stage...different Gravy...
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My Late Father saw it twice in the cinema in Sri Lanka in the mid 1960s when it was released there. He never forgot the racism in that one particular scene...
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A favourite film
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Remember an interview with Spielberg where he said that if it was ever on TV, no matter where abouts it was in the film, he would sit there and watch the end of it.
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Epic !
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(Also on @BBCFour Thursday evening.)
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Amazing film. The scene when he takes the young boy into the bar & they won’t serve them. I adored Peter O Toole he was s great actor & handsome too. 👍🏻💙⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Best seen on a big screen. A stunning film.
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The BEST epic ever…
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A brilliant film, released in a vintage year 👌💖
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A must watch brilliant all round ,Peter is fantastic in it but for me Anthony Quinn steals the show
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taken to see this at the pictures in the early 70s and it didn’t knock me out. Restored and re-edited by David Lean, in about 1990, we saw it at our local independent screen, and appreciated the greatness of this beautiful picture. Spoiled by the film snapping 1min from end!
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I hope they leave the intermission in, it’s a valuable pee break!
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One of those films with an intermission. Odyssey could do with one.
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One of the best movies ever made and the music perfectly pears either story and cinematography ❤️❤️
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