Damn, Ben Kenobi went to absurd lengths to hide from the Empire.

@whenthemusicsover6028

4 жыл бұрын

XD

@starhunterterra9849

4 жыл бұрын

WELL, HE RAISED A JEDI ARMY AT LAST SORT OFF.

@FloraJoannaK

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe Disney'll buy rights to Lawrence of Arabia and call it the missing Obi Wan spinoff.

@peregrination3643

4 жыл бұрын

What he really did in the desert...

@InternetMameluq

4 жыл бұрын

He's a self hating Sand person.

Walked alone for 1100 miles on a foreign land - for his college thesis. Dude, my classmates can;t even be bothered constructing a few paragraph as their contribution on our thesis.

@firstnamelastname7003

4 жыл бұрын

I just wish I had the opportunity to do that for my thesis...

@davehallett3128

3 жыл бұрын

You have classmates who know what a thesis is ????????

@Ghoulza

3 жыл бұрын

@@davehallett3128 LOL good one...

@ianmarsden1130

3 жыл бұрын

I am sure that the majority of students then were similarly inclined. This guy was not a bog standard human being.

@cathdodd5072

3 жыл бұрын

🤣 Mate, I shouldn't laugh but... There is one in every group eh?

In Alec Guinness' defense, when they had first got him in costume and makeup, he was so identical to the part, that when the director first saw him, he didn't recognize him and said he wanted Alec to look like that guy over there

@WMMASceneNow

2 жыл бұрын

Alex also wrote in his journals that while filming in Jordan, he met several men who knew the real Faisal in life and said he looked just like him

@sweaspurdoddd5466

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the requirements for the film it would've been hard to find an Arab actor for the role.

@adriannn3720

2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean by that? What requirements?

@kodc7070

2 жыл бұрын

@@adriannn3720 acting. They already scooped up other great actors for other roles.

@mohammedashian8094

Жыл бұрын

Actually that was Anthony Quinn that he didn’t recognize him. Alec Guiness did have however people who knew prince Faisal mistake him for the real guy

He politely refused, this shocked society is the most British thing I’ve ever heard

@ianmarsden1130

3 жыл бұрын

It has always made news when someone refuses an honour from the monarch on moral grounds. For instance John Lennon returning MBE. What was remarkable in this instance was that it was a serving officer. A very brave move.

Our utmost pleasure working with you Nick! For everyone who is curious about our Middle East coverage: We will really get into the Arab Rebellion and T.E. Lawrence in the first week of May where Mr. Lawrence will get his own episode and where we will also talk about the Sykes-Picot Agreement. Before that the Easter Uprising is keeping us busy. Something Nick might explore when he does a review of Michael Collins. Haha.

@boyarkabya4000

8 жыл бұрын

History Buffs and the Great War ? I came ..

@phantomjoker5

8 жыл бұрын

+Salman Alfayez ahhahaha best team ever

@TheGreatWar

8 жыл бұрын

+Salman Alfayez Our pleasure.

@Alex-ui8xp

8 жыл бұрын

+The Great War But you guys forgot to tell us how war is bad! And bad isn't good Cause people die And dying is bad And bad things make us sad Sad isn't good either Did I mention war is bad? And your channel outros actually made me sick and tired of my favorite subject, because you're dull bores?

@romulusnuma116

8 жыл бұрын

+I. Tsasecret what are you talking about?

To go through all that and then die in a motorcycle accident.

@patwiggins6969

4 жыл бұрын

Well Patton died in a car wreck too. Maybe that's their destiny. When history is done with you it's time to go

@paulbrookes5365

4 жыл бұрын

If it was an 'accident'.

@tommyodonovan3883

4 жыл бұрын

He probably killed himself, suicide, and the good ol'Boys covered it up for patriotic considerations.

@Super_tramp142

4 жыл бұрын

My great uncle was his aide de camp. Lawrence frequently visited my family before he died. None of our family believe for one second it was an accident. People will say this isn’t true but I don’t care.

@pablopastor508

4 жыл бұрын

@@patwiggins6969 Patton did not die in a car accident, he died twelve days later of an unrelated condition, cardiac arrest.

In T.E. Lawrence's defense, when asked by Faisal if the Arabs could actually trust anything coming from the British, Lawrence suggested only trusting what they actually had in writing. He may have actually tipped the Arab leadership off early on which may have caused a bit of a scandal.

@Dragon-Slay3r

9 ай бұрын

🎸➡️?

@marionmarino1616

7 ай бұрын

Lawrence was a savvy guy, he worked for the British and was well aware they would never keep their word.

@Berta8128

5 ай бұрын

🤣

@marionmarino1616

5 ай бұрын

I think people, even knowing that they are dealing with a corrupt system, think to themselves - well, with me it will be different.

@paullacey748

Ай бұрын

There have been many criticisms regarding T.E. and the accuracy of his book. I watched an interview many years ago of an Arab who was a young man when Lawrence came on the scene. He praised Lawrence for his courage and explained what they achieved. Anybody that infers that Lawrence did not do what he said, is a moron

My uncle is named Lawrence after TE Lawrence, since my great-grandfather was Syriac/Lebanese and our family used to control a couple of villages in Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria back then. My great-grandfather actually befriended TE Lawrence and my grandfather named his first son (my eldest uncle on my fathers side) after him. I wish I knew more of the story, and more details of my family's history from back then, but my grandfather passed when I was still young, and my uncles don't know all the details of the story either. My great-grandfather was notoriously straightforward and didn't like to talk a lot, and when he did he spoke modestly. I just thought that was an interesting little fact someone would be interested in knowing.

@thewizard7396

3 жыл бұрын

That's cool

@MinhajArifin

3 жыл бұрын

I find such details very interesting makes history reachable

@someguy1098

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! I know I'm pretty late, but may I ask you if you meant that he was a "Syrian" (by other means today's population of Syria) or "Syriac" (a very old minority in mesopotamia that come from the old assyrians or arameans (depending on who you are asking)). I'm a Syriac (suryoyo) myself and just wanted to point it out since our people (much because of genocides and the arabization) are getting mixed up with other nowadays more well known ethnicities.

@davehallett3128

3 жыл бұрын

See what treasures are lost when they re not written down

@Ishi79

2 жыл бұрын

@@someguy1098 Take a DNA test, you are probably British.. European colonialism continues.. this time they steal your land with fairy tale history and fake archeology. Pink devil's, the masters of fairy tales.

In the “No Prisoners” Scene, or any other scene, David Lean wasn’t trying to make Lawrence look like he enjoyed violence. Peter O’Toole was just drunk.

@marcmans2186

4 жыл бұрын

I heard a story once of someone who met O'Toole at a bar in London at lunch time and they started drinking. Once they got plastered they decided to take in a matinee of something and wandered down Shaftesbury avenue and into a theatre. About 10 minutes in O'Toole went "You'll like this part, this is the part where I come on. OH FUCK!"

@2degucitas

4 жыл бұрын

@Random Person Is that documented or just rumor.

@greggeverman5578

3 жыл бұрын

@Random Person Good answer, my friend.

@hellokittyprincess71

3 жыл бұрын

Marc Mans he forgot he had a play 😂😂😂 Man that guy was awesome in so many ways.

@jordanianchristian8387

3 жыл бұрын

m sc I think the only inaccuracy in this movie was the part where he was raped by the Turkish Bey. Lawrence was most likely gay and had consensual sex with the Bey but covered it up by saying he was raped.

"I'm Indy Neidell" "And I'm Joakim from Sabaton" "And this, is Sabaton History"

@dand4139

5 жыл бұрын

or Par

@MrOSUrocker

4 жыл бұрын

Yes please!

@TeganRhodes

4 жыл бұрын

Dude, I was just listening to Ghost in the Trenches and this was next on recommend.

@darthrevan9234

4 жыл бұрын

@@TeganRhodes AS THE DARKNESS FALLS AND ARABIA CALLS, ONE MAN SPREADS HIS WINGS, AS THE BATTLE BEGINS! MAY THE LAND LAY CLAIM ON TO LAWRENCE NAME, SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM LIGHTS THE FLAME!

@krishramessur1285

4 жыл бұрын

🤘🤘

As the darkness falls and Arabia calls, Seven Pillars of Wisdom light the way.

@blueowlfilms

3 жыл бұрын

A REVOLT, TO GAIN INDEPENDENCE

@lachlanseiffert6186

2 жыл бұрын

@@blueowlfilms IN THE HEAT OF THE GLISTENING SUN

@terrorgaming459

2 жыл бұрын

For freedom and independence

I never learned a single thing about this man in public school in Pennsylvania USA... Thank you History Buffs!

@rosswiseman5991

2 жыл бұрын

What about WWI has ANYBODY learned in the US? Cause my AP class just kinda skipped it mostly.

@bobbobson9952

2 жыл бұрын

@@rosswiseman5991 whut? How are you gonna skip ww1?

@rosswiseman5991

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobbobson9952 Well, I mean they mentioned it, but I guess that's what happens when you use up your details budget on Lewis and Clark and Pearl Harbor.

@jblazerndrowzy

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobbobson9952 We really didn’t much in WW1 besides scaring Germans and making the UK and France’s victories faster and easier

@manlikederek925

2 жыл бұрын

@@rosswiseman5991 I learned the official narrative about the Lucitania and the Zimmerman telegram. Also watched All's Quite on the Western Front.

Britain: "Hey Arabs, if you rebel against the Ottomans, we'll let you create your own nation... Sykes!"

@Last555555555

8 жыл бұрын

Minority Slayer European and American involvement is why the Middle East is such a mess. If the Europeans had let them build a state after World War 1, then everything there would be fine.

@wolverineeagle

8 жыл бұрын

+Last555555555 I would not say that. The Arabs have been a notoriously quarrelsome group for many centuries. Not even Islam has managed to bring them together. The Shia-Sunni conflict being the example of this. What would have happened only Allah knows, but probably the different states would have fractured due to the differences among the rival tribes.The Arabs are notoriously tribal. To be sure that still would have been better for the Arabs than the West's meddling and imperialism after WWI.

@juttamaier2111

7 жыл бұрын

Well, one big mistake of the Western world was to create Israel. The Arab world will never be at rest as long as this artificial State exists.

@cyke55

7 жыл бұрын

Charlie Pemberton Still not seeing how that makes Arabs kill each other.

@Last555555555

7 жыл бұрын

Joshua .Perez When the British and French ended World War 1, they had promised the Middle East to the arab rebels to create a united Arabian nation. When the war ended however, they just divided the territory between the two nations. Then when World War 2 ended, they gave Palestine to the jews, disregarding the arabs that lived there and what they wanted, and seeing how the Israelis are now taking land from palestinians to settle more israelis, it's no wonder why the Palestinians are mad. As for the rest, when Britain and France pulled out, they basically created countries, disregarding ethnic, cultural, religious, or really any kind of boundaries. They just drew random lines in the sand and arbitrarily called a plot of land Iraq, and another Syria, and so forth. Iraq, for example, has a large Sunni population in its borders, but has a Shiite dominated government because of the large density of Shiites in the capital area, which causes conflicts between the two, not to mention the Kurds in the north who want to break away entirely. The Syrians are fighting right now because some wanted more freedoms but their dictator wouldn't allow it and the ensuing power vacuum allowed for terrorist groups to take power on all sides. As for why the terrorists themselves tend to be popular, it falls back to the hatred of Westernization that many have because of the treatment of the arabs, first by the Ottomans who had taken them over, then by the British and French who generally didn't keep their word when they made promises to the arab populations, and then when the US started getting involved in the Middle East, starting with a coup in Iran in 1953 and doing anything and everything in its power to keep control of the oil in the Middle East.

As an Arab myself, watching Alec Guinness and Anthony Quinn playing as Arab people, was a real delight. If I had a saying in the casting of the movie today, i wouldn't change a thing.

@franconbean

7 жыл бұрын

Read that in Archer's voice

@juttamaier2111

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for awknowledge good acting no matter what race the actor is.I particularly loved Antony Quinn as Auda, and visited Wadi Rum twice because of this marvellous movie. The bedu there were nothing bigmouthed like him, but incredibly friendly and very humourous. Many had actually participated in the movie and were proud of it.

@latvianman3433

7 жыл бұрын

He does look a lot like Faisal too.

@yo.mama100

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying so lol it's hard to think that was oba wan kanobe

@abdalaez

7 жыл бұрын

Stona Raptor He hated being in star wars. And wouldn't have accepted the role if he didn't the money.

A generational difference: Youth is amazed to learn that Alec Guinness was in a movie or two before Star Wars. Elders are amazed that Sir Alec Guinness would "lower" himself to appear in a space opera. Everybody: Cries when Obi Wan is struck down.

@lilymarinovic1644

4 жыл бұрын

@fjf sjdnx it jolly well should be, though!

@brucetucker4847

2 жыл бұрын

He'll always be George Smiley to me.

@castelodeossos3947

2 жыл бұрын

Alec Guinness himself asked Lucas to have him killed off because he found the Star Wars film so unbearably banal, especially the dialogue. Deeply disappointed an American boy who told him proudly that he had watched Star Wars 100 times that he shouldn't do such a thing.

@jesurenbnb

Жыл бұрын

He always makes it work

I watched this movie for the first time in 2020 during quarantine and am overwhelmed by its magnificence

@binghamguevara6814

Жыл бұрын

What was the singular moment in the film that made you realize this film is amazing? Was there a particular scene that overwhelmed you?

@yaasiin4347

6 ай бұрын

​@@binghamguevara6814Sherif Ali's entrance made me feel a sense of anticipation beyond anything I ever imagined. Ominously approaching from over the horizon, the mirage, the time it takes for him to arrive, the dialogue with English that followed. Class

@Berta8128

5 ай бұрын

@@yaasiin4347 don't forget to send a big greeting to Palestinian who betrayed the Turks

I don't know if you're aware, but in the "Young Indiana Jones" TV show, Indy meets Lawrence. Lawrence gives Indy the profound advice that he should always endeavor to learn the local language, a division Indy takes the lesson to heart.

@tobiwalker1367

8 жыл бұрын

+PSquared1969 That's what set me off a few weeks ago on this mad fan crush I am having on Lawrence -- the documentary that went along with the Young Indy series on DVD. In so many ways Indy IS Ned Lawrence, but Harrison Ford is just an actor and Lawrence was the real deal.

@EnjoySackLunch

2 жыл бұрын

He does? He surely didn’t speak Hovitos

@Ishi79

2 жыл бұрын

European colonialism continues.. this time they steal your land with fairy tale history and fake archeology.

@junkevil

Жыл бұрын

Indy speaks alien? That's so cool, I didn't know!

I saw this as a 70mm print some years ago and I've still got the sun tan.

@DrakeMagnum

5 жыл бұрын

me too!

@elektrolyte

3 жыл бұрын

excellent old chap! good for you! LOL

The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it’s inaccurate.

You would need to be a member of the Actors union to be cast in the movie. So finding an Arab to play a role would have been very difficult.

@henryperez606

4 жыл бұрын

There’s just a lot of things that are hard to understand unless you lived back in that time

@tommyodonovan3883

4 жыл бұрын

PM Justin Trudeau would have paid to play an Arab....Re: Brownfaced.

@Parnell07

4 жыл бұрын

Tommy O Donovan Anyone that feels the need to explain a joke has just ruined the joke. Was worldwide front page news ffs not some little know factoid. Sheeeeeeeeeesh

@tommyodonovan3883

4 жыл бұрын

@@Parnell07, are you hard of humor?

@Parnell07

4 жыл бұрын

Tommy O Donovan Clearly fucking not.

Wow, the music is amazing for this movie.

@ike9854

4 жыл бұрын

Earned Maurice Jarre an Oscar!

@miifus1078

4 жыл бұрын

Although heavily inspired by Rachmaninoff's piano concerto 2

@travisstafford397

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a pretty amazing movie even though it’s decades old looks great in 4k

@KaladinVegapunk

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I mean yeah man it's as iconic as star wars, it's one of the most famous soundtracks in history

@memesamurai1240

3 жыл бұрын

The music is used in a mod for mount and blade the mod is called anglo-zulu war reloaded and every time I hear the music that's used in the mod I get pumped up

You're not wrong calling Lawrence the real life Indiana Jones, as when they made the young Indiana Jones adventures, one of the first episodes featured a young Indy meeting Lawrence in Egypt and suggests he was the person who inspired him to become an Archeologist.

@DaraGaming42

10 ай бұрын

I’m watching thru the young Indians show and the whole show is pretty much TE Lawrence military and life story

@willa.9261

9 ай бұрын

That was a fun series!

@UmbrellaGent

8 ай бұрын

It had a meta element to it as well, as Lawrence of Arabia was also the film that inspired Steven Spielberg to become a director. Great series.

11:45 They crossed the Nefud Desert IN JULY? Ali was right. Lawrence really was mad.

@lawrenceofarabia7474

4 жыл бұрын

mad at you yes

@dangonzasuarez

3 жыл бұрын

@@lawrenceofarabia7474 Hey, if it worked, it worked... 🤷‍♂️

@varangiangaming7178

3 жыл бұрын

Petition for a mad lads video on Lawrence

@greggeverman5578

3 жыл бұрын

@@lawrenceofarabia7474 No prisoners, eh Lawrence?

@user-xg8yy7yl1d

3 жыл бұрын

Nowadays you'd just need several air conditioner equipped vehicles, a big tanker truck full of water and another with enough fuel to make the crossing. Your GPS will keep you from getting lost and they are so cheap that you could have many spares. Back then with nothing but camels you would indeed have to be mad to try it. Apparently navigating the desert back then was on par with navigating the ocean with very few permanent "landmarks" to rely on.

"The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts". My fave line from any movie. Long before Prometheus stole it.

@waverider8549

10 ай бұрын

Oh but it was a tribute, not theft

@NitroModelsAndComics

10 ай бұрын

@@waverider8549 Indeed. I stand corrected.

I've lost count of how many times I have watch Lawrence of Arabia. I never get tired of this film. It truly is a masterpiece.

@elizabethreed2090

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Jandavs SAME HERE

@ike9854

5 жыл бұрын

My favorite movie! Have watched it eleven or twelve times!

@azazelone905

4 жыл бұрын

Funny how I am almost 100% certain that if I put this film on, my wife will either protest or pass out! 😆 Women just don’t appreciate a masterpiece like this. Maybe it would be a good strategic “knock outer” for when I want silence... 🤔 Wife pacifier! Lol

@ike9854

4 жыл бұрын

@@azazelone905 I do have sympathy for Your wife, since this certainly isn"t a woman"s movie! You hardly see any women at all in it, which of course was intentional.Lean really wanted to underline that the Arabian Peninsula was and still is a Man"s world. Wonderfully filmed and one of the best musical scores ever makes it a masterpiece, though. And O"Toole and Sharif are on fire! They glow. Guiness, Holden,Hawkins,Quinn and a row of others in solid supporting roles . Lean sure knew how to make a movie.

@janeminwell4395

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew, this is one of my favourite films, I first watched it aged 9 and am still in love with it 50 odd years later!! Am FEMALE.

The reason that Lawrence is smiling at 18:31 probably isn't because O'Toole chose to portray him that way. O'Toole has said that he was totally drunk during the filming of that scene, so that may just be a side effect.

@flashgordon6510

5 жыл бұрын

I heard a great interview with Peter O'Toole describing how he and Omar were roped onto their camels in the battle scene because they were totally smashed. What a couple of characters! :)

@NSnicket

5 жыл бұрын

@@flashgordon6510 actually they got smashed because they were going to be roped on. The alcohol came second.

@flashgordon6510

5 жыл бұрын

Ah okay! Either way, it was a delightful interview. :)

@NSnicket

5 жыл бұрын

It was. O'Toole is always great fun to listen to.

@flashgordon6510

5 жыл бұрын

I think I've pretty much wasted this whole day watching History Buff videos. This was an especially good one -- glad LoA was pretty accurate.

Well done. And yes, this is one of the best films ever made. I was unaware of the historical inaccuracies, but the cinematography is stunning. David Lean is without peer.

A good example of Stoicism and its strengths. Lawrence’s emotional control and rationality is his strength. Along with his knowledge and respect for the Middle Eastern peoples.

@fredyalba1057

Жыл бұрын

Churchill offed him.

@Dragon-Slay3r

9 ай бұрын

​@@fredyalba1057🚗🚫😅

My 7th grade history teacher played this for us. Half the class fell asleep and I fell in love. One of my favorite movies. Started my appreciation of historical films.

Best use of The Terminator ive seen in many years

@johnleach7879

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it was a kick.

@manaman6971

4 жыл бұрын

I like when he knocked up his maid

@KMX22

4 жыл бұрын

Got me to up my patreon donation

these history buff vids are such a greatway to re-watch movies i have watched a dozen times. I think this is my last year (big brain tumor wrapped around my optic nerve) watching utoob, and i am glad i found this, thanks dude!

@WickedKingLycoan

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Zimmerman: You May enjoy the Friendly Fire Podcast then. It’s a podcast reviewing famous war movies.

Thank you for creating & sharing this insightful analysis of a great film. Nuanced, balanced, and informative perspectives remain hard to find. Well done!

Indy sent me here! Good video, subscribed!

@HistoryBuffs

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@joebuddy7717

8 жыл бұрын

+General Hux same here

@jericho9416

8 жыл бұрын

+General Hux ditto...I've binged watched everything in 3 days...

@attercops

8 жыл бұрын

+I Frames France would be a hella better choice. or Germany. hell, even Bulgaria would be a better pick than America im WWI

@ocbee6175

7 жыл бұрын

+I Frames nope UK France(DLC) German Empire

Came here from the great war. Great video! Also amazing movie, i love it too :-)

@ross4329

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Xisuma!!!!

@samuelrodick6326

8 жыл бұрын

It's xisumavoid!

@birdmn9930

7 жыл бұрын

Ohai, X!

@bobnib2328

5 жыл бұрын

Wow

@rilindjahiu7359

3 жыл бұрын

Hi

Kudos from a T E Lawrence buff! The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is my favorite book! A masterpiece!

One of the greatest films of all time.

@constantinoplepasha5332

Жыл бұрын

One of the films of all time

@PRubin-rh4sr

Жыл бұрын

Not really, but it's okay.

@nikodolus7920

Жыл бұрын

@@PRubin-rh4sr it literally is one of the greatest films of all time, written and acting, a movie doesnt have to be making jokes every minute for it to be great

@nicholassullivan1239

Жыл бұрын

💯

@nicholassullivan1239

Жыл бұрын

Been on of my favorite films since I was 11.

“Well at least that’s what I think I got from my... extensive research” * cuts to WAW where a soldier is reloading and then hears “BANZAI!” * Lol

@zachburkey447

4 жыл бұрын

World at War is the best Call of Duty game in my opinion

@Anonymous-tm7jp

3 жыл бұрын

Oh No! banzai charges flashblacks

@supergoomba926

3 жыл бұрын

@@zachburkey447 Based

@whenthemusicsover6028

3 жыл бұрын

@Zach Burkey The best WW2-era one, at least. :)

@gijake1989

3 жыл бұрын

We need the port to the current generation consoles.

"Lawrence of Arabia" is in the top three of my all time favorite movies. It is a must see for anyone of any age. As you stated, it is virtually perfect in so many ways. Yes, creative license often deviates from actual facts, but in this case, so excusable. A wonder to the eyes, ears, and mind, this film is, as it should be, an all time classic.

@PMA65537

2 жыл бұрын

@@calhancejohns6772 The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Bringing Up Baby

It's been many years now, but I've read "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom" a couple of times. Amazing book, and "Lawrence of Arabia" is an amazing film, for all the reasons you mentioned.

Thanks History Buffs! Its my favorite too. I love it, its so rich and full.

"History Buffs uploaded a new video" *drops everything and watches video*

@blueplankton1779

8 жыл бұрын

Says a nuclear power plant worker

@TheAnakinn

8 жыл бұрын

+BluePlankton I'm not, but I see how that could be a problem

If anyone's wondering how the tribes in this movie are instantly able to recognize Lawrence as English and not some other European ethnicity, it's because the French were much more involved in North Africa during this period (the British only ruled Egypt) and would have blended in with the locals more effectively. Germans were out of the picture, since they were on the side of the Ottomans.

@themadpyro8560

7 жыл бұрын

ub3rsk33t3r also, Lawrence was most certainly speaking Arabic to them but the film changed it to English to avoid subtitles. Thomas had learnt to read and write Arabic a few years prior

@PayondeAwsome

5 жыл бұрын

Well if England sent another man to assist with a bunch of English advisors, he's most definitely going to be English.

@sourgreendolly7685

5 жыл бұрын

2manynegativewaves OP didn’t say otherwise?

M8, you have the BEST collabs. It's not even an ad... Its a familiar face! What a special treat! In this, you are truly unique.

I absolutely need you to know that this video helped me write an 8 page paper. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

Lawrence of Arabia is quite possibly the best film ever made. There is absolutely no doubt that Peter O'Toole's performance in this film, is unequaled in the history of cinema.

@carteriffic1681

3 жыл бұрын

It was great and the only part I consider bad, the “No Prisoners” part, it wasn’t intentional, Peter O Toole was just drunk

@rosswiseman5991

2 жыл бұрын

Dude. Citizen Kane.

@timhallas4275

2 жыл бұрын

@@rosswiseman5991 Nope. Peter O'Toole in his Arab robes, his revolver in his hand and the look of a madman in his eyes, calling out "No Prisoners!!" .... the greatest actor on film. hands down.

@rosswiseman5991

2 жыл бұрын

@@timhallas4275 To each their own

@jwadaow

2 жыл бұрын

@@carteriffic1681 if it was cut out of the film then it wasn't intentional. It was not cut out therefore it was intentional.

I don't get this doubt of his claim to rape. Mostly because the historians don't seem to have any reason for disbelieving it they can state, just saying, "I don't think it happened." Some more details as to why they think it would be nice.

@michellesheppard9253

Жыл бұрын

It may have happened. If the details are uncertain, I'll tell someone to 'take it with a grain of salt'. There are many instances in history in which I have to use the expression.

Everything about this film was fantastic. O'Toole, David Lean, the cinematography, the fabulous score, everything!

Thank you for showing up on The Great War to let is know! Love your channel!

When Arnold suddenly came in with his: because you told me too I nearly choked on my drink 🤣🤣🤣

3:13 Fun fact : History's most amazing Englishman was born in Wales to a Scottish mother and an Irish father ;)

@dwightstjohn6927

4 жыл бұрын

The English "class system attitude" conveniently forgets, and denies credit, to areas of their island that aren't considered part of the Realm. I'm in the "colonies" and we get that all the time.

@davehallett3128

3 жыл бұрын

I can beat that. Where were basil rathbone and nigel bruce the famous brits really born

@marvicwhitehorse8766

3 жыл бұрын

His dad was Anglo-Irish which is just an ethnically English person born into the protestant ascendancy. Therefore Lawrence was half English, half Scottish ;)

@alscott1379

3 жыл бұрын

@@marvicwhitehorse8766 and half Welsh

@poundlandbandit6124

3 жыл бұрын

@@marvicwhitehorse8766 well not really, the Anglo-Irish and English were definitely different. The Anglo Irish families had lived in Ireland for centuries. His father was an Irishman just of English descent.

This is what you called a incredible masterpiece and that music is beautiful.

I watched this movie in 1964 with my parents at the drive-in. The scene where this man was sucked down into the sand shook me for years. I learned that this was a rare thing and such liquid sand generally only reached 3 feet.

That was the most awkward cross-channel promo I have ever seen

@thekornreeper

5 жыл бұрын

Boils33 , oh snap

@TheMylittletony

5 жыл бұрын

aren't they all?

@agusti92

5 жыл бұрын

@Eren Jaegar Indy is a presenter, not a Historian.

@danrooc

5 жыл бұрын

@@agusti92 He made a self presenting video for his Great War channel and said he is an actor and has a degree in medieval history.

@richardroberson2564

4 жыл бұрын

I kinda liked it for that.

Lawrence of Arabia's death: the reason why safety equipment for motorcycles were invented. :V

@FredBTs

6 жыл бұрын

Smokey Joe So what have you been smoking,Smokey?

@FredBTs

6 жыл бұрын

Smokey Joe I’m sure nothing I write will change your mind BUT......if MI5 wanted to assassinate Lawrence running his bike off the with a black car would not be a very good method. Chances are he would have survived as have most of us who have crashed motorcycles on English country roads. I and my friends used to race through the country lanes, no leathers or helmets. An uncle of mine shared quarters with Lawrence at Bovington Camp. Unfortunately apart from saying that T.E. though friendly rarely spoke and was extremely introverted so he told no interesting stories. Nowadays everything historical(and contemporary) is blamed on fiendish conspiracies.

@FredBTs

6 жыл бұрын

Smokey Joe I was curious and googled “T.E. Lawrence and Winston Churchill” and found they were close friends with Churchill almost hero worshipping Lawrence. Apparently there are many flattering references to Lawrence in Churchill’s writings. Not only that Churchill spoke at his eulogy. Fascinating, I had no idea.

Honestly, when I'm doing projects around the house I put one of your videos on in the background, even though I've seen them multiple times. I just love your reviews and the way you share the historical facts is engaging and entertaining.

I like your intro explaining the movie and then how you are explaining historical inaccuracies great job. I agree it is the perfect film I just saw it last night on the big screen with extra scenes amazing color everybody should see Lawrence of Arabia in theaters

Talking about WWI what about a review of Gallipoli, 1981?

@itchytastyurr

5 жыл бұрын

wonder if that when mel first started researching....

@adamfrisk956

4 жыл бұрын

Jean-Michel Jarre intensifies

@stevenhenry8374

4 жыл бұрын

Mel Gibson move...dont think he likes them...lol

@taliamason7986

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevenhenry8374 Its a very different kind though not controlled by him and has some soild artistic vision from Peter Weir. It was also the film that made Gibson a star overnight.

@UnknowNManFromMoon-pg5sh

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamfrisk956 Oxygene

LOVED the collaboration with Great War Channel. I am becoming a huge fan of both channels.

i really love that Indy and great war channel has given you the thumbs up. ive watched all of their videos and love the time ghost, world war 1, and world war 2 channels and what they do. I think that how you present your content and the level of detail is why i came from world war 1 and 2 channels and why i love your channel. well done!

hands down one of the greatest movies ever made. the epic cinema photography, the utterly amazing score (which by the way I have regularly hummed to myself while crossing various deserts around the world) But for me my favourite moment is the introduction of the Legendary Omar Sharif's character. "He drank from my well" a true great denouement in the history of film.I have lost track of how many times I have watched this classic...

Love this one, thank you History Buffs

This channel is wonderful for those of us who love history AND movies! Lawrence of Arabia has always been one of my favorite movies. The cinematography is perfect, the story takes you on a journey as if you are immersed in the period and this is Peter O'Toole's best work (in my humble opinion). Keep up the fantastic work. I have watched all of your videos and will be watching more as they come out. Bravo!!!

Thank you for this excellent review! This movie came out in 1962 which was around the time I was born, and I grew up with an awareness that it was a highly acclaimed movie. I’ve watched it several times since, and although the film/entertainment experience is wonderful, I always found the plot to be a bit confusing since I wasn’t very familiar with the historical context. The conflicts in Arabia may indeed have been “a sideshow of a sideshow” from a western/European perspective, and thus less familiar to the general audience, but a review such as this helps place the conflict in context and results in greater understanding and appreciation of what was at stake. This is a great channel - keep doing what you do!

@mickhurley7305

2 жыл бұрын

Read T.E.Lawrences book The Seven Pilars of Wisdom, it gives an insight into him as a man, gives more detail on many of the large and small events in the movies, and also covers the macro picture.

This and Ben hur 59 are my favorite pictures. I watched Lawrence at thirty or so years of age and never got over it. Magnificent.

excellent work Nick! Well researched and worth the wait.

The music is Brilliant: sweeping and dynamic depicting one of the greatest Unorthodox risk takers of all time.

I've seen this video so many times. Probably more than any other videos I've seen. I love this video

Always love seeing Indy drop into your vids.. you guys do great collabs

One of the absolute best films of all time. I loved it as a child and still to this day enjoy watching it over and over again.

@tommymurray92

3 жыл бұрын

I'm entirely with you.

Obi-wan was in everything back then

@sirborkington1052

5 жыл бұрын

The force flows through everything.

@monroecorp9680

5 жыл бұрын

They struck him down and he became more popular and featured than they could possibly imagine. It's said that he heard, in the distance, a million or so voices cry out and be suddenly silenced... but the Ottomans insisted it was nothing

@crashusmaximus

4 жыл бұрын

"Hello there."

Love your channel glad you exist as a Movie and History Buff my self it’s great to set the New Generation straight and Facts count in life. Great work 🤗

Thanks!

I mean, it was British cinema in the 1960's; the early 60's to boot... Your options are: Try to find a person of Arabic descent who's also an actor in Britain and available for a movie, or Alec f'ing Guinness..... tbqh, I'd have gone with Alec Guinness too...

@ernestitoe

4 жыл бұрын

Well, they did get Omar Sharif, a native of Egypt who was a big star there and had been making Arabic-language movies for some time. Guinness was great in the role. Just sayin'. In those days, they weren't as fanatical about the accuracy of details as now, so Guinness had no coaching in the accent an Arabic speaker would have when speaking English. Instead, Guinness got Sharif to talk to him for a couple of hours, and then mimicked Sharif. O'Toole had nicknamed Sharif "Fred." When the two of them saw Guinness shooting his scenes and heard the accent, O'Toole said, "He's doing you, Fred!"

@allencopsey3220

4 жыл бұрын

For me the question is the choice between acting ability and skin pigmentation.

@whenthemusicsover6028

4 жыл бұрын

@Ernie Lederman Why' Fred', though? Just curious.

@ernestitoe

4 жыл бұрын

@@whenthemusicsover6028 Probably just a whim, probably the incongruity of calling an Arab gentleman Fred. A buddy of my father's, also a heavy drinker, declared that his name was Charlie Lutz, when in fact it was Bob Wunder, so he was called Charlie rather than Bob (including by his wife). Hard-drinking intellectuals make jokes like that, I guess.

@2degucitas

4 жыл бұрын

They didn't film in Britain. They could have put out a notice for arab actors. I'm sure the many countries with arab citizens would offer up fine talent. Omar Sharif is an Egyptian Arab.

That Great War cameo surprised me greatly. XD I'm a fan of both accounts and its cool to see them briefly collab!

❤️ Top work Thank you very much Loved it

I saw this in a historic theater in DC when the remastered version was released. Seeing O'Toole on the big screen with his blue eyes matching the sky was breathtaking!

@maryannangros8834

9 ай бұрын

Yes

Who else got mind-fucked when Indy called him on "Skype"? I thought someone was calling me xd

@0rph3n

8 жыл бұрын

+Masterchief461 hahaha same happened to me

This movie is absolute magic. I have seen it many times. The music, the scenery, the topic itself - all so fascinating. Easily David Lean’s best film. But I will confess to one other reason I take pleasure in this film - Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif at the height of their masculine beauty. I will confess to that level of shallowness, yes. But really, it is the icing on the cake. In this case I am all for gilding the lily. I know there are inaccuracies in the movie, but they are easy to forgive when handed an epic masterpiece. Thanks for reviewing this!

@CopiousJohn

Жыл бұрын

CJ- I don't remember who said it, but he said that if Peter O'Toole had been any prettier, he would have been "Florence of Arabia". As for Omar Sharif, in "Lawrence" and "Zhivago", perhaps the most handsome man in history, and he wasn't a "pretty boy" in the least.

@SMF314

7 ай бұрын

@@CopiousJohn Noel Coward, after the movie premier.

The Great War channel + History Buffs = "It's going to be fun."

Love your videos

Not only did he have the massacre order of the column, he also shot several Austrian soldiers that were with the column and had been captured, which is quite infamous!

Do das boot

@ScotsDestroyer

8 жыл бұрын

+jigilo 100% yes

@WinstonKillDeath

8 жыл бұрын

+jigilo *Title Credits* Nick: It's pretty damn accurate. *Closing Credits*

@mikeforester3963

8 жыл бұрын

+jigilo I'd like to see that, although it would be rather short because the film (better yet, the TV miniseries!) and the novel it's based on are _very_ accurate. Why ? Lothar Günther Buchheim, the author, _actually was_ a war reporter on _U96_ (depicted as "Lt. Werner"). He and U-96 commander stayed in touch after the war and were friends until Lehmann-Willenbrock passed in 1986. The few things the perfectionistic Buchheim ranted about the film adaption was 1) the actors playing the non-coms and sailors were too old (in reality those were often 19-20 y/o boys !), 2) that "Josephine Baker- style" dancing scene in the film/series _would've never taken place_ on a German submarine and neither in any branch of the Army. That's why the 3 part miniseries "Das Boot" is pretty much the best WW II picture out there.

@veljkostevanovic7597

8 жыл бұрын

+jigilo I would really like to know whether the Gibraltar dash, getting sunk to the bottom but than miraculously repairing the sub and resurfacing really took place or were just creative licenses. I know for a fact that the ending (getting sunk in the harbor with half the crew killed) was (probably added to add symbolism on the whole Nazi Germany in the war. Bit too much anti-Nazism in the movie also I'd say (probably to fulfill political standards requirements for filming). Also as explained in the wiki - a single bolt of the pressure hull under pressure giving way would start the runaway reaction resulting in total collapse of the whole hull in a matter of seconds akin a bubble burst, so that is just Hollywood-like crap. Also the crew shouting when submerged and under attack was nonsense as turning stealthy was by far the best way out of trouble yet the entire crew knew very well that the sound was the main enemy's means to detect the sub.

@mikeforester3963

8 жыл бұрын

Veljko Stevanovic If I may jump in here. All major plot scenes are adaptions from Buchheim's novel. Buchheim himself made the U-96 journey up until Vigo/Spain where he left the crew (he was a war reporter after all). So the rest of the plot might be a melange of several reports of other submarine crews. Buchheim had no love for the High Command of the submarine fleet (the "BDU"). Many years later when "Das Boot" became a hit he recorded an interview in which he was appalled about the rate of casualties and conditions inside a Typ VII submarine for the boys that literally were barely 18 at times. So his ending of the novel "Das Boot" (1st of a two novel set, 2nd being "Die Festung") is a vivid depiction of how the submarine fleet was outnumbered and outgunned (by R.A.F.) and how futile and frustrating this fight was -- going through all that struggle just to simply get bombed out on the finishing line. Yea, and they had to put in the "anti-Nazi" criticism but many cynical lines were common in the Wehrmacht, a.k.a. "Landser Jargon". "Shouting crew": yes, that was a point Buchheim criticised on the film adaptation. As well as the often too casual conversations between non-coms and officers and crew. He said to the effect that _even under most extreme depth charge attacks the crew had to keep their shit together and make accurate assessments and decisions, and mostly they did_. So, as you said, the shouting is Hollywood.

I gotta say man I love your videos. I found you 3 days ago and I’ve enjoyed every one of your videos

Nick, Bravo! Great job. You cleared up years of not-understanding. I've seen this film several times but was never bale to put the pieces together certain elements, primarily the whole-Arabs vs Turks thing. Now I understand...I think :)

Love the Great War Channel. He was a big help with the WW1video game Battlefield 1that came out. He answered a lot of questions on historical accuracy.

History Buff and The Great War best team up ever!

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

There's no inaccuracies that could stop this film being the best film ever made. IMO

@nicholasreid1836

Жыл бұрын

Okay. Accept it as largely fictitious and it is palatable.

I'd like to see Enemy at the Gates at some point.

@ThatguyZim

8 жыл бұрын

+Macs .RW Yes please! what this guy said!

@wisemankugelmemicus1701

7 жыл бұрын

+Macs RW Call of Duty: World At War the Movie*

The great war is awesome yt channel. It’s very detailed and informative

Thanks for putting me on to the The Great War channel

Great video, as always and pleased to know you love the film. As do I. Personal anecdote. I saw LoA first run. I was 10 years old. I lived on a small cattle ranch. On returning home, I pulled down the white gauze drapes from our living room, clad myself in them as Lawrence as best I could, and rode around on one of our horses. When I was an adult, my mother told me my father had come to her in the house to growl, “You know what that kid of yours is doing?”

@michellesheppard9253

Жыл бұрын

I would have done the same thing lol.

As the darkness falls and Arabia calls One man spreads his wings, as the battle begins May the land lay claim on to Lawrence's name Seven pillars of wisdom lights the flame

@lussk3446

4 жыл бұрын

I see what u did there.

@lutenantsweedpertasa

4 жыл бұрын

A perfect song for a perfect film.

@WMMASceneNow

2 жыл бұрын

Sabaton fans find their way into everything. Love it

@michellesheppard9253

Жыл бұрын

I see a fellow Sabaton fan.

Holy shit, 2 more of my favorite channels team up! (history buffs + The Great War)

After all these years, I really think this movie was the best ever made.

@Vlad65WFPReviews

3 жыл бұрын

It certainly has the best and most intelligent screenplay of any epic - nobody writes like Robert Bolt.

@J_Braz_

3 жыл бұрын

I've watched it 4 times just this year. It's one of my go to flicks.

@Vlad65WFPReviews

3 жыл бұрын

@@J_Braz_ It was the very first movie I ever attended by myself - I was too young to really understand it (I saw it strictly as an "adventure" film) but it has a lasting impact. I also recall being thrilled to see the restoration in the late 1980s. These days, I wish someone could invent a small "forget" pill so you could rewatch a classic like LoA and experience it for the "first time". I trust you have a large large screen at home!

@J_Braz_

3 жыл бұрын

@@Vlad65WFPReviews I bet you've also seen the Bridge on the River Kwhai. Another of my favs. It seems all my favorites were made well before I wan conceived.

I love how these videos still hold up really well, and without looking at the publishing date I assume it's pretty new.

@pakkazull8370

Жыл бұрын

​@Ithecastic I'm... pretty sure he's talking about the video, not the movie.

"Woah, man, where did you learn about Archaeology?" "I studied at JESUS college, boi, I learned about JESUS."

@RuminatingWizard

5 жыл бұрын

Totally edgy. You won the interwebs bro. 😑

@charlesroberts3650

5 жыл бұрын

​@Nunovia Gottdamnedbizzness You are an Alumni, you used to be a member of their Glee Club.

@charlesroberts3650

5 жыл бұрын

The rest of the 12 year olds on this thread are laughing at your cleverness...

@officialgoogleyoutube

5 жыл бұрын

Was the non-edited version of this comment edgier? I don't see anything that would normally spur on these kinds of comments. Edit: typo.

@rouka120

5 жыл бұрын

Guy Incognito, that’s what I was wondering.

You should review "Kung Fury" next... I'm quite sure that this movie is completely accurate about the life in the 80's, the Viking age and Nazi-Germany!

@HistoryBuffs

8 жыл бұрын

It does explain the Lazer Raptors

@awesomeinspector5270

8 жыл бұрын

+History Buffs Have you ever seen Glory (1989), BTW?

@attackzack21

8 жыл бұрын

+Aidan Potato (MrPotatochip47) That game was call of duty world at war. Which is one of the most hilariously comic book representations of WW2 i've ever seen.

@frankdantuono2594

8 жыл бұрын

+bluePSTube You dare deny the epicness of Thor's pecks?!

@snowballsimpson3887

8 жыл бұрын

+bluePSTube Kung Fury was my favorite documentary.

Good review, nicely balanced , well interpreted.

One of my favourite movies too! Amazing scenery! How can you not love history?