Lawrence of Arabia

“An outstanding artistic achievement. The screenplay (…) is a more or less faithful rendition of Lawrence’s own recollections of his triumph as a young English officer on the side of Arabian francs-tireurs in their struggle against Turkish rule. (…) The desert scenes are magnificent in their beauty. Unforgettable: the humane moments showing how Lawrence wins the respect and loyalty of the Bedou­ins, the desert animals, and the contrast between military operations in Cairo, the unsoldier-like hero himself and his Arab friends. The realism of some of the battle sequences and torture scenes is reminiscent of Goya.”