Lawrence of Arabia – 1963

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Size: 24 x 33 inches (60 x 80 cm)

An original French Moyenne poster for the 1963 release of the epic film “Lawrence of Arabia.” featuring artwork by Georges Kerfyser.

Lawrence of Arabia is a British epic biographical adventure drama film directed by David Lean and produced by Sam Spiegel. It was based on the life of T. E. Lawrence and his 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom (also known as Revolt in the Desert). Lawrence of Arabia introduces Peter O'Toole as Lawrence with Alec Guinness playing Prince Faisal. It also stars Jack Hawkins, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Jose Ferrer and Arthur Kennedy.

An inordinately complex man who has been labelled everything from hero, to charlatan, to sadist, T.E. Lawrence blazed his way to glory in the Arabian desert, then sought anonymity as a common soldier under an assumed name. The story opens with the death of Lawrence in a motorcycle accident in Dorset at the age of forty-six, then flashbacks to recount his adventures: as a young intelligence officer in Cairo in 1916, he is given leave to investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks in World War I. In the desert, he organizes a guerrilla army and, for two years, leads the Arabs in harassing the Turks with desert raids, train-wrecking, and camel attacks. Eventually, he leads his army northward and helps a British General destroy the power of the Ottoman Empire.

“No Arab loves the desert. We love water and green trees. There is nothing in the desert and no man needs nothing.”

Tags: 1960s French Epic Moyenne British Drama Action Adventure