Peter O' Toole Revisits Lawrence Of Arabia Shoot

26 Fun And Fascinating Facts About Lawrence Of Arabia

1. Almost all of the movement in the movie goes from left to right. David Lean said that he did this to emphasize that the movie was a journey.

2. The movie was banned in many Arab countries as people felt that they were misrepresented. Omar Sharif arranged a meeting with President Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egypt to show him that there was nothing wrong with the way that they were portrayed. Nasser loved the movie and allowed it to be released in Egypt, where it became very successful.

3. King Hussein of Jordan lent an entire brigade of his Arab Legion as extras for the movie, so most of the soldiers are played by actual soldiers.
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He was a great actor as was the true story behind the movie Lawrence Of Arabia.

 

If memory 2serves me Lawrence changed his mind about the Ottermans or Arabs during the war.

 

Actor Peter O’Toole who played T.E. Lawrence sits astride the war hero’s Brough Superior SS100 motorcycle (Picture: PA)

 

Some Photos of Peter O'Toole and David Lean on the Set of Lawrence of Arabia

 

Peter O'Toole: Loitering with Intent


Melvyn Bragg interviews Peter O'Toole in 1997 about the first volume of his autobiography. In it we learn of his boyhood obsession with Adolf Hitler....

 

(He is a good story-teller.)

Peter O'Toole on David Letterman

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Part 2

 

The Ruling Class (1972)

Singing The Varsity Drag. No one else could wear all white and still look so skinny. I think he was 6' 2"

 

Man of La Mancha (1972)

Peter O'Toole and James Coco