Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia was a British film made in 1962 that was based off of the life of Thomas Edward Lawrence, professionally known was T. E. Lawrence. The film opens with Lawrence riding his motorcycle down a narrow street. As he swerved to avoid to boys on their bikes, he was thrown over the handlebars. Lawrence died six days after this accident, at the age of 46. The film flashes back to Cairo during World War I, where Lawrence served as a British Army Lieutenant. In 1916, he was given leave to look at the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks. Lawrence organizes a guerilla army, and leads in the Arabs in harassing the Turks with various attacks. In 1917, he arranged an action against the city of Aqaba, which soon fell to Arab forces. The film also covers Lawrence’s involvement in the capture of Damascus. The Arabs set up a council in the city, but were unable to maintain it, and soon gave most of it up to the British. Lawrence was promoted to colonel, but was soon deactivated and sent home. The film ends as a dejected Lawrence rides in a staff car on his way back to England.

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"Lawrence of Arabia". The Internet Movie Data Base (IMBD). May 27, 2009 <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/>.

Wilson, Jeremy. "T.E. Lawrence Studies". Society for T.E. Lawrence Studies.. May 27, 2009 <http://telawrence.info/telawrenceinfo/index.htm>.