
Peter O'Toole
T.E. Lawrence
Alec Guinness
Prince Feisal
Omar Sharif
Sherif Ali
Anthony Quinn
Auda abu Tayi
Jack Hawkins
General Allenby
José Ferrer
Turkish Bey
Anthony Quayle
Colonel Harry Brighton
Claude Rains
Mr. Dryden
Arthur Kennedy
Jackson Bentley
Donald Wolfit
General Murray
I.S. Johar
Gasim
Gamil Ratib
Majid
Michel Ray
Farraj
John Dimech
Daud
Zia Mohyeddin
Tafas
Howard Marion-Crawford
Medical Officer
Jack Gwillim
Club Secretary
Hugh Miller
R.A.M.C. Colonel
John Barry
MP in Map Room (uncredited)
Bruce Beeby
Captain at Officer's Club (uncredited)
Fred Bennett
Sergeant at Cairo Headquarters (uncredited)
John Bennett
Arab Sheik (uncredited)
Peter Burton
Damascus Sheik (uncredited)
J.R.M. Chapman
Extra (uncredited)
Basil Dignam
Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)
Mohamed El Habachi
Talal (uncredited)
Kenneth Fortescue
Allenby's Aide (uncredited)
Harry Fowler
William Potter (uncredited)
James Hayter
Sheik in Arab Council (uncredited)
Jack Hedley
Reporter (uncredited)
Rafael Hernández
Turkish Soldier (uncredited)
Noel Howlett
Vicar at St. Paul's (uncredited)
Patrick Kavanagh
Staff Major - Murray's Aide (uncredited)
Ian MacNaughton
Michael George Hartley (uncredited)
Clive Morton
Artillery General at Field Briefing (uncredited)
Daniel Moynihan
Officer in Officer's Club (uncredited)
Henry Oscar
Silliam (uncredited)
George Plimpton
Bedouin (uncredited)
Bryan Pringle
Driver (uncredited)
Ernie Rice
Mourner (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
Majid (voice) (uncredited)
John Robinson
Infantry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)
Norman Rossington
Corporal Jenkins (uncredited)
John Ruddock
Elder Harith (uncredited)
Fernando Sancho
Turkish Sergeant (uncredited)
Stuart Saunders
Regimental Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Cyril Shaps
Bartender in Officer's Club (uncredited)
Jack Sharp
Mourner (uncredited)
George Spence
Mourner (uncredited)
Graham Tonbridge
Mourner (uncredited)
Barry Warren
Arab Sheik (uncredited)



















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Reviews
Totally lives up to its reputation as a classic. A gripping story of a man that loses his soul that makes almost 4 hours seem like two, and with photography that hasn't aged whatsoever.

This has got to be in my top ten movies - it is an almost flawless exercise in marrying fantastic photography, casting, writing, costumes and a score into three hours of wonderful entertainment. Rumour has it that Albert Finney was offered the lead role and suggested Peter O'Toole instead. If that is true (or not) then clearly serendipity was already on hand to guide this rendition of the story of

227 minutes of greatness! I've always wanted to watch <em>'Lawrence of Arabia'</em> given its standing as being one of the greats, though that rather long run time always put it on my subconscious back-burner. At last, I rooted out some time for it and man it was a well spent near four hours! I'm not going to say its length is ignorable, though it truly doesn't feel like a 3hr 47min movie - so

This is obviously an epic film, lasting nearly four hours with the wide, sweeping desert vistas and huge cast. It describes a fairly brief period of time out of a remarkable man’s life. I wonder how modern viewers handle the length of the movie, accustomed as they are to movies this lengthy featuring superheroes with humor and almost constant action. I don’t even remember how long ago I origin












