The story opens with a large symphonic overture, which leads into the death of Thomas Edward Lawrence (Peter O’Toole) in a motorcycle crash. When a reporter asks questions at the memorial service at St. Paul's a flashback to the desert campaigns of the legendary figure begins. In 1916, Lawrence is a disgruntled young lieutenant with the British H.Q. staff in Cairo. Discontent with a desk job, he persuades Mr. Dryden (Claude Rains) of the …showed first 75 words of 851 total…

…showed last 75 words of 851 total…noble causes the film also brings the audience face to face with the horror of war and the portrayal of the Arab people not as bloodthirsty savages but as freedom fighters in the name of God and their land. This film is a mighty epic of the highest caliber and has helped to solidify the name of Sir Thomas Edward Lawrence and the Arab people into the majestic lands and deserts of the Middle East.