Incredible epic adventure based on fact!

Rating: 10/10 (13 May 2015)

Peter O'Toole's first 'starring role'...and, he strikes gold!
This movie is an absolute masterpiece that incorporates everything a great epic movie should be made of. It set a standard for how epic movies 'should' be made; and, David Lean later did it again in 1965 with "Doctor Zhivago."
Peter O'Toole is just perfect in the role of Thomas Edward (T.E.) Lawrence, a simple young British Army Lieutenant sent to speak with Arab tribal leaders in an attempt to get them to fight the Turkish who are conquering their territories. Instead, he's not simple at all, but, very complex, and, exceeding his orders, Lawrence convinces these Arab tribal leaders to set aside petty squabbles with each other and that each tribe is weak by themselves...but, strong if they all unite.
This is a heavenly masterpiece! To me, definitely one of the greatest epic movies ever made. It rivals another 'later' David Lean movie classic, "Doctor Zhivago."
Although completely different in subject, this movie is in the same '11-Star Class' as "The Godfather;" "Schindler's List;" "Star Wars;" "The Man Who Would Be King;" "Rocky;" "The Longest Day;" "A Bridge Too Far;" "Cross Of Iron;" "The Wild Bunch;" "Das Boot;" "The Shawshank Redemption;" "The Good, The Bad, and, The Ugly;" "The Lord of the Rings;" "The Green Mile;" "Silence of the Lambs;" "Goodfellas;" etc...IT'S AN EPIC CLASSIC!
It's film-making excellence! :)