Lawrence of Arabia

(David Lean, UK/US 1962, 216 min., 35mm)

Period Dramas. Peter O’Toole, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness, and Omar Sharif star in the epic film of a lifetime. As seen on the sprawling big screen, director Lean’s action-packed depiction of the shrouded and legendary life of T. E. Lawrence (O’Toole) features some of the most sweeping and majestic views of the desert and war on film. This winner of seven Academy Awards is also a study of one of the most complex heroes the screen has ever seen.