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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.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) is a adventure, history and war film directed by David Lean, released on December 11, 1962 with a runtime of 3h 48m. It stars Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif and Anthony Quinn. Viewers rate it 8.0 out of 10 across 3,568 ratings.
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Peter O'Toole
as T.E. Lawrence
Alec Guinness
as Prince Feisal
Omar Sharif
as Sherif Ali
Anthony Quinn
as Auda abu Tayi
Jack Hawkins
as General Allenby
José Ferrer
as Turkish Bey
Anthony Quayle
as Colonel Harry Brighton
Claude Rains
as Mr. Dryden
Arthur Kennedy
as Jackson Bentley
Donald Wolfit
as General Murray
I.S. Johar
as Gasim
Gamil Ratib
as Majid
Directed by David Lean, written by Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson, produced by Sam Spiegel.
Average viewer score of 8.0/10 from 3,568 ratings.
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 originally watched Lawrence…
Reviewed on September 24, 2020
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 every credit to all…
Reviewed on September 10, 2024
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 TE Lawrence, who…
Reviewed on November 19, 2024
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.
Reviewed on November 16, 2025
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Lawrence of Arabia (1962) is available to stream on Netflix, Philo, Netflix Standard with Ads and Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and FlixFling. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Lawrence of Arabia (1962) includes Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn and Jack Hawkins. The film was directed by David Lean. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Lawrence of Arabia was released on December 11, 1962 and runs for 3h 48m.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) holds an average rating of 8.0 out of 10 from 3,568 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, history and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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