Widely regarded as David Lean's greatest triumph, this magisterial account of TE Lawrence's exploits in the Middle East during World War I is also a landmark in the epic tradition of cinema.

Peter O'Toole's iconic, white-robed, blue-eyed portrayal of Lawrence is a triumph, and the film shows his experiences in the Arabian Peninsula during World War I, in particular his attacks on Aqaba and Damascus and his involvement with the Arab National Council. It covers his emotional struggles with the personal violence inherent in war, his own identity, and his divided allegiance between his native Britain and its army and his new-found comrades within the Arabian desert tribes. With Maurice Jarre's sweeping score, a supporting cast that includes Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Jose Ferrer and Omar Sharif, Lean turned modern history into the stuff of memorably heroic myth - and this is an all-too-rare chance to see it in all of its big screen glory.

With an introduction by Andrew Kelly, director of Festival of Ideas.

Please note: This screening will include an interval.

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