CLASSIC MOVIES: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)

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Brief Movie Synopsis [courtesy of Turner Classic Movies]:

A British military officer enlists the Arabs
for desert warfare in World War I.
Winner of 7 Academy Awards,
including Best Picture of 1962.

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REVIEWS:

"I've noticed that when people remember 'Lawrence of Arabia,' they don't talk about the details of the plot. They get a certain look in their eye, as if they are remembering the whole experience, and have never quite been able to put it into words. .... It is spectacle and experience, and its ideas are about things you can see or feel, not things you can say. Much of its appeal is based on the fact that it does not contain a complex story with a lot of dialogue; we remember the quiet, empty passages, the sun rising across the desert, the intricate lines traced by the wind in the sand."

-- Roger Ebert; September 2, 2001