ONE OF MY FAVOURITE FILMS

Rating: Null/10 (4 February 2000)

Unique in so many ways. David Lean's direction is easily among the greatest of all time. Peter O'Toole leads the way in a great performance of a grade A script. Only just losing out in the Best actor category to Gregory Peck.Playing a junior British officer who is sent to assess the situation and becomes the greatest British soldier of all time.
Omar Sharif in the second lead role provides delightful support as his sober companion which set him to the stardom which gave him a part as Dr. Zhivago and the whole cast are a pleasure to watch.
This film finds itself in my top 10 easily because of the mixture between wit and tragedy. One of the best films of the 60s.