This great screen epic, starring an amazing Peter O'Toole (in his first major role) as T. E. Lawrence, is a masterpiece of cinema, and director David Lean's best work (which says a lot). The story concerns Lawrence's revolt against Turkey during World War I. Besides being a brilliant historical epic, the film is also a brilliant character piece; O'Toole's performance and the insightful screenplay bring Lawrence's character to life as few characters of cinema ever have.