Lawrence of Arabia plot
"A mighty motion picture of action and adventure!"
In 1935, Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) was killed on his motorcycle. At his memorial service, every guest has different opinions about him; one finds him low to the ground, the other praises him to the heavens. On this, the film story flashes back in time to 1916; England and France fight against Germany in World War I. Turkey, which dominated the Middle East for centuries, is joining the German side. It appears vital to British strategy to unite the Arab tribes under Turkish rule into one Arab army in order to defeat the Turkish Empire. Young Lieutenant Lawrence is sent to Arabia and decides to lead the Arab uprising on his own initiative.