3. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
SUBJECT: T.E. Lawrence
Director David Lean follows Lawrence (Peter O'Toole in a star-making performance) from a nobody British intelligence officer into the larger-than-life figure who successfully leads the fractured tribes of Arabia against the Turks in WWI. For many in Hollywood — including Steven Spielberg — Lawrence of Arabia remains the gold standard for how to compact a great man's life into the confines of a feature-length film, but it's also required viewing for anyone wishing to further understand how the Middle East got to be the way it is today. —Adam B. Vary
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