Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 228 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
The story
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
- cairo
- world war i
- arabian
- horse
- jerusalem
- british army
- british empire
- damascus
- camel
- based on true story
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- 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
- Directed
- David Lean
- Written
- Michael Wilson, Robert Bolt
Production
- Studio
- Horizon Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
