The Coolidge Corner Theatre

David Lean Centennial

Regular Price

"An astonishing, unrepeatable epic." - Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

A timeless cinema classic, director David Lean's Oscar-winning 1962 film was truly intended to be seen exclusively on the silver screen -- with its lush cinematography, epic story, and Peter O'Toole's larger than life performance as the academic-cum-desert warrior. Based on the true story of T.E. Lawrence, a young British army officer whose recon mission in the Arabian desert turns into an all-out heroic struggle to unite the scattered, warring desert tribes against the encroaching Turkish forces during WWI. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA is an expertly crafted portrait of clashing cultures, and of a man driven to the brink of madness by conflicting loyalties and his own unquenchable ambition. dir. David Lean, w/ O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, and Omar Sharif,3h36m

Please note: Though it was previously slated for a special one-week engagement, LAWRENCE will now have only one screening on Mon, July 7. We apologize for any inconvenience.