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Lawrence of Arabia

لورنس العرب

Lawrence of Arabia.

Depth

At a glance

Identifiers
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Review
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Colonial wars and resistanceImages of IslamWars and campaigns

Screening Room

Format
Film · Muslim society as setting
Released
1962 CE · 1382 AH†
Countries
GB · US
Languages
en (original) · ar (original)
Approach
historical drama
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

David Lean's classic film about Lawrence and the Great Arab Revolt; one of the greatest desert films and one of the most debated in criticising the image of Arabs and Orientalism. 1 2

People and things also explored

The Water Diviner· Days of Glory· Çanakkale 1915· Outside the Law· Khartoum· Padmaavat· حصار أبي يزيد للمهدية· The Second Abyssinian Occupation of Yemen

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “Lawrence of Arabia”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/lawrence-arab-1962/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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