Omar Sharif actually needed to strap the rifle to his back for the scene where he pulls the water from the well, because the rifle kept sliding down his arm.
@@12classics39 Although relatively short for a bolt-action rifle of the time (it was designed to be used by cavalry as well as infantry - cavalry would normally have used a carbine), the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield was quite heavy. His character might have normally left his gun attached to the camel, but perhaps he doesn't 100% trust Lawrence not to attack him.
behind the cinematography the direction the great actors we often forget how bloody brilliant the dialogue was / is. This scene is magnificently written and my favorite quote 👍
The dialogue in this scene is incredible. You get the sense that Lawrence has met his match in Ali. They each try in vain to intimidate the other, and neither will yield, so it becomes a verbal battle of wits. O’Toole and Sharif’s expert acting and electric chemistry immediately show the audience that these two characters are simultaneously disgusted and intrigued by each other. They’re so different in beliefs and culture, yet almost exactly alike in courage, eloquence, confidence, and pride. A stellar introduction to the most important and fascinating relationship in the film.
I don't think they were trying to intimidate each other. I think Lawrence was the "liberal" in the sense he wanted to "save" the Arabs and show Sherif the error in his thinking. Sherif seemed to respect Lawrence's honor and bravery which are traits that the Bedouin can recognize in any man. I venture to wonder what the outcome would have been if Lawrence's guide had not went for his gun and instead, begged for forgiveness for drinking from the well. I see no mutual disgust at all between the characters. I see Lawrence as a humanitarian and Sherif as a bureaucrat who's simply adhering to a code.
David Lean is the real genius behind this film, he framed every single shot to the point that any “still” could be hung on a wall and admired, even today, just phenomenal.
I am in suspense as I strain my eyes, interrogating the black column of a rider reflected in a mirage. I wonder at the miracle that someone is happening by on this vast barely living desert. The simple horizontal line of a rifle becomes apparent as the rider approaches and I can tell he is approaching with haste. Patience is a rare virtue in film making now.
My Dad took me to see it in a theater when it came out. All I remember is the very, very, very long opening scene of the sun rising in the wide flat desert, yes mesmerizing.
I was living at Flint Kaserne, in Bad Tolz Germany in 1962. I went to see this movie with my father. It was amazing then and just as amazing today. The larger the screen, the more you will enjoy the movie.
@@williamturner1517 I lived there from 1953-1955 and again in 1958-1964 and again in 1966-67. My dad was a a SGM from the early 60's until he retired as CSM of US Army Special Forces in 1974. It was a beautiful place to grow up.
The relief of finding water in this landscape breaks at 1:43 with the brilliant offscreen sound of the bucket hitting the water in the well. How the sequence builds shot by shot, and importantly, sound by sound, from there is the art and craft of moviemaking at its peak.
Hollywood wouldn't do this anymore: just someone approaching for endless minutes to illustrate the vastness of the desert. "The audience would get bored, their attention span is seconds, they'd get-up & leave!".
Lawrence did his thesis on Crusader castles. He became fluent in Arabic living with the 'natives'. He carried £6,000 in gold in a money belt and never spent a penny. He understood all the nuances of their culture. From Syria to Arabia. It is why he was picked for the intelligence services. He was well connected socially and after the war obviously suffered from PTSD. This interaction was pure psychology.
Lawrence was taught Farsi & Arabic by Lady Gertrude Bell. She opened the door to the middle east. She lived amongst them for years before the war. Lady Bell was the key to all this history & was never mentioned in the movie.
Lawrence was right they are still fighting each other, They are still a little people regardless of the wealth they have. They are like the ancient Greeks who fought each for centuries and the Romans just walked in and took over. So it is with the Middle East today
Brilliant scene this. The entry of Omar Shrif is fantastic. I believe Lean placed sand in such a manner that the viewer naturally followed the 'line in the sand' into the distance to focus on Sharif's entrance. This adds to the tension. Brilliant.
I'm from Belgium, back in 2009 i worked at a museum inside an ancient monastery, during the summer a live orchestra came to play the greatest orchestral theme from movies in the court yard and the main theme from that movie was part of it, hearing that made me want to watch the whole movie and i don't regret it!
All things considered, I see this as the best film ever made. The performances, screenplay, directing, soundtrack, cinematography, etc., all fantastic.
Many years ago, when I and my friends (all fans of the book) heard that David Lynch was chosen to direct "Dune", we freaked out. That's when I said that "Dune" had the wrong "David". Lean was expert in incise character study and long-form big-picture epics... something that would have benefitted "Dune" back in 1984. I still wonder how "Dune" under Lean would have turned out.
This scene is brilliant because it pulls the rug from under the viewers instantly killing his new friend and at the same time introduces Lawrence extent of the problem of uniting Saudi tribes, as opposing tribes are literally killing each other for anything.
Slight mistake you made. None of these are called “Saudi tribes” at the time. They were Arabs…that is it. They became Saudi after Ibn Saud annexed the west coast Arabia from the Hashemites. And that was after WW1. Right then, they were Hijazi Arabs to simplify it.
Now I know why Cinematographers, Directors and Film Students absolutely ladore this movie. I am a novice with a cinema camera. Oh how I wish I could have been part of this movie. Peter O'Toole just shines in this role. The rest of the cast are stellar in their performances.
Cinematographers, film editors and directors can make a movie bad, good, great ... few can make them remarkable. F. A. Young, Anne V. Coates and David Lean, together, Oscar winning team. Lawrence of Arabia is without a doubt, one of my all time films. ... all 3½ hours !
Of all my all-time favorite movies...this one continues to be my # 1 choice. I saw this movie in the Spring of 1963. I was 12 and-a-half. Saw it at one of downtown Indianapolis's good movie theaters - the Lyric. It was a very cool Sunday afternoon. This movie had a great script...fantastic memorable music...super great natural settings and...a great cast of stars, with Peter O'Toole as the main character. O'Toole has been one of my all-time favorite male actors. The man really could do justice of high quality in many of his pictures. "Lawrence of Arabia" I've seen many times and seems to never get tired of it. Thanks for sharing a clip of the movie!
Every minute of this film is a masterpiece. The acting, directing, cinematography and script. It is epic in every way. Especially this scene and emerging from the desert. Its shot brilliantly. No one films movies like this now.
I think being 12 is a great age for seeing movies like this, because you had probably never seen anything as epic before. Also, the movie was made for grown-ups, but kids are probably the most moved and impressed. I saw “Papillon” when I was 12, and it had a huge influence on me. That was the first “grown-up” movie I saw on my own. I think they made magnificent movies back then because they were “events”, not just movies. I think the British economy was doing pretty well in the early sixties, so filmmakers could take big risks like “Lawrence of Arabia”. The British could also assume a movie like this would be popular in America, but it was still a risk.
'Lawrence of Arabia', his biography by Jeremy Wilson is well worth reading, as is 'The Mint", by Lawrence. One should probably read 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' first, though, it's Lawrence's account of the war in the desert.
Tribal then. And tribal now. The movie may have taken liberties with some details, but the core message, the duplicity and misguided machinations of men, still ring true today.
In the movie Lawrence shows weakness and arrogance. The guide got out a pistol, aimed it at Ali, and Ali shot him dead. Clearly self-defense on Ali's part, yet Lawrence calls him a murderer. There was tribal tension in there, of course, and Lawrence had a point, but murder it was not. Ali was a gentleman. And a damn fine cameleer. His camel was good, too. It was a most-impressive scene. No ominous music, just the padding of camel feet.
I don't think he shows weakness - Ali comments on his apparent lack of fear and seems impressed. And Lawrence's remarks on the lack of unity among the Arabs (rather graphically shown by the incident) is a defensible point of view. He also takes a big risk by telling Ali what he thinks of him.
Heard so much about this film but when i watched it 2 years ago honestly saying it is True classic this film made Omar sharif an Peter O Toole great actors Rest in peace my Dear friends
@@lauracorriss9538 Throw Seven Samurai and the Third Man on that pile. My greatest friend was in Vienna last week, did a tour of the Third Man Scenes and the Sewer.
It wasn't murder in any case. The guide was aiming a Webley .455 D/A Revolver at him. So yeah, Ali shot him with his SMLE. Case closed, no charges filed.
@@Sig509 It's not their rules savage but the desert. The desert force people make brutal rules. The well water in a desert is everything. It's true. Lawrance believed a congress would unite those Arab tribes. A congress for what? Nothing at all. So people go back to their land to protect their wells. It is everything to them until they find oil there.
@@downunderrob He says that line after hearing his name, and saying he's heard of him. Maybe this line is referring to some of the things he's heard about, and not his just now dead friend. Hard to tell. Gun vs gun wasn't murder, I agree.
O'Tooles bad boy image was the only reason he didn't win an Oscar for his brilliant analysis of T.E. Lawrence. Kudos also to director David Leans cinematography.
I thought I caught someone making a grammatical error in the title of his video. But I now see why you chose to take the risk. It is indeed a 'well' scene.
I was perhaps ten years old when I saw it in early 1960s. I remember this scene very well and that the man with Lawrence was killed for just drinking water from the well! Another scene I remember is when the gangs raided Damascus and entered the treasury instead of finding gold they found paper money and fling it in the air saying “paper paper”.
technically, the man was shot for pointing a pistol at him; that is self defense... had he not pointed the pistol he may have survived to explain his presence there.
@@AbsurdityViewer Perhaps, though Ali might have summarily executed him anyway. He doesn't comment afterwards on the guide pulling a gun, he just takes it as a trophy and remarks that the guide knew his tribe was not allowed to drink from that well.
I know this is really obvious, but I love how Ali allows himself to take from his "dirty" enemy, while only borrowing from anyone else. I assume if he were to learn that the cup was Lawrence's friends cup, he would hand it to Lawrence, or just throw it into the sand. But he would never put something like that to his lips.
The epic scenes and the stunning score make this one of the best movies of all time! Superb acting by some huge talents brought this in for a landing, what a great movie. At the risk of sounding like an old fuddy duddy, they dont make em like this anymore. One thing ive never understood in this scene is Lawrence's anger for Ali shooting his friend. I saw it as self defense , the guy was literally aiming a pistol at him.
It definitely was self-defense. I think Lawrence’s reaction proves how sheltered he is; he’s never seen anyone get killed before. Tragically, the war will force him to become engulfed in such terrible violence. If only everyone reacted to violence in the same way Lawrence does here, then nobody would ever want to start a war.
Well, liberals don't understand "rules". In a desert, resources have to be judiciously managed, asking for permission is courteous, respectful , and is payment for previous considerations.
Lawrence's friend was aiming the pistol in his own self defence, because he knew he was about to be murdered for drinking the other tribe's water. The pistol was likely to be ineffective against a Lee Enfield over that distance. Ali's tribal justification doesn't change the fact, and his tribally racist comments later confirm it.
The white line of sand going off into the distance was put there by production so Omar knew where to ride to get to the well in the shot because he couldn't see it in the distance when he first started riding.
Indeed. She (Sharif later said the camel he rode was female) is a character all her own in this scene. When Lawrence says, "None of my friends is a murderer!" she grunts, as if to say "Uh, sir, your friends are part of the British Empire!"
The initial shot in this clip, where they seem to have got a camera and presumably a cameraman down into the well to film upwards, was perhaps the most technically difficult part of the scene.
@@christopherscallio2539 Interesting, I never thought of it as a grave (Certainly not of his guide, since he is still alive at this point.), but it would be yet another unintended sign of disrespect to Ali. A Well would be a place to rest, and having done a fair bit of field work in the desert, I have piled dirt/sand and thrown a blanket/tarp over it to relax against just like Lawrence. Sand frequently collects next to bushes so it makes a good starting point. I just figured it was left over from the last traveler.
David Lean's framing is a masterclass. But I couldn't help but think of Stanley Kubrick while watching this. Another master of framing a shot and of camera stillness. Of course, Kubrick may have had half the edits of this scene, LOL !
It may not be the most accurate in terms of history by its a hell of a cinematic masterpiece....Omar Sharif's entrance from the distance is inspired...
When absolute stillness & silence in a scene can do so, so much for the story at heart. This is a concept not yet understood by most directors today. They would just screw it up with ear bursting loudness & annoying Hans Zimmer banging drums music & spoil everything. How did cinema go so terribly WRONG in 2023. Now it’s just ‘Noise’.
Und die Kunst der guten und tiefsinnigen Dialoge gibt es in den heutigen Filmen auch nicht mehr. Da wird nur herumgebrüllt und mit schlimmen Worten der andere beleidigt! Und dazu diese laute aggressive Musik, aber das hattest du schon erwähnt. Deshalb liebe ich alte Filme, da ist alles stimmig. 👍
Peter O'toole is excellent in this role of T.E. Lawrence .... the movie a masterpiece in cinema & emotional agony, desperation, struggles in living up to the harsh responsibilities of leadership in this dessert world .... a place Lawrence calls many things and endures much heartache and indifference. Remarkable film.
This movie and 'Zulu' must leave an impression on all who see them, they have with me. Although as a young man I did squirm at some scenes in Lawrence....
I saw this on the big screen when it first came out. Its one of those movies you watch in the middle of winter, never in summer. Sadly it is a poor story about Lawrence. Lawrence knew Arabic and was not stupid. He had in the country for years working as an archeologist. He was working with Gertrude Bell there. One of the greatest Archaeologists
A thought came to me. Imagine in a Dnd campaign a character really wants to change characters and their next character comes in at the end of session and shoots their old character dead.
A truly magnificent part of a magnificent movie. 2 very talented actors reliving history. There are only a few movies that can take you back in time as this does. I think Lawrence would be disappointed that the Arabs still can't get along.
Virtually every scene in this movie was composed by Lean on the Principle of Thirds, where objects are placed 1/3 of the way in, or up and down the shot. That’s why this movie has to be viewed in the original widescreen format, it makes the cinematography probably the best ever in the history of cinema. You lose it in the smaller versions - for me this is the peak of visual excellence in films.
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One of the greatest entrances in the history of the cinema.
And that’s how you introduce a character! Omar! You are a legend. RIP
I've heard that this is the best opening scene for any actor.
@@philipmann5317 followed by jack sparrow. But yeah. Never drink from Omar’s well…
The way he dismounts off the camel, cradling his rifle... that is dead cool. David Lean is just incredible.
Facts!
Omar Sharif actually needed to strap the rifle to his back for the scene where he pulls the water from the well, because the rifle kept sliding down his arm.
Lean set the scene, but Sharif brought the *cool*
@@12classics39 Although relatively short for a bolt-action rifle of the time (it was designed to be used by cavalry as well as infantry - cavalry would normally have used a carbine), the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield was quite heavy. His character might have normally left his gun attached to the camel, but perhaps he doesn't 100% trust Lawrence not to attack him.
@@uncletiggermclaren7592 You need *cool* in a hot desert setting.
One of the best movies EVER made.
Amen
Omar Sharif's riding skills are impressive.
That’s what she said
"Have you no fear English?" "My fear is my concern." I just can't say how much I admire that. I wish I had that kind of courage.
Hint, it's a movie.😂
@@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb hahahaha you’re so funny and clever fuck off.
behind the cinematography the direction the great actors we often forget how bloody brilliant the dialogue was / is. This scene is magnificently written and my favorite quote 👍
It is admirable and it is a movie.
@@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb what is with all you dummies saying stuff like this under every video about a movie?
Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif. Good God, what a match!
Everyone should see "Lawrence of Arabia" once in their life. It is a magnificent movie and not to be missed. Aqaba, by the land!!
And on the big screen
Long, but a masterpiece!
I love movies that have overtures
@@thomasprislacjr.4063a lost art.
And need to see it on the big screen.
“the well is everything"
The dialogue in this scene is incredible. You get the sense that Lawrence has met his match in Ali. They each try in vain to intimidate the other, and neither will yield, so it becomes a verbal battle of wits. O’Toole and Sharif’s expert acting and electric chemistry immediately show the audience that these two characters are simultaneously disgusted and intrigued by each other. They’re so different in beliefs and culture, yet almost exactly alike in courage, eloquence, confidence, and pride. A stellar introduction to the most important and fascinating relationship in the film.
I don't think they were trying to intimidate each other. I think Lawrence was the "liberal" in the sense he wanted to "save" the Arabs and show Sherif the error in his thinking. Sherif seemed to respect Lawrence's honor and bravery which are traits that the Bedouin can recognize in any man. I venture to wonder what the outcome would have been if Lawrence's guide had not went for his gun and instead, begged for forgiveness for drinking from the well. I see no mutual disgust at all between the characters. I see Lawrence as a humanitarian and Sherif as a bureaucrat who's simply adhering to a code.
❤Super Scene not like the Silly Dune Movie!
RIP Zia Mohyeddin (June 20, 1931 - February 13, 2023), aged 91
RIP Omar Sharif (April 10, 1932 - July 10, 2015), aged 83
RIP Peter O'Toole (August 2, 1932 - December 14, 2013), aged 81
You will be remembered as legends.
As long as this video is on, they will never die.
@JACKSPRY. THANK YOU.
where's Alec Guinness? is he safe? is he alright? (and yes I know his casting was/is super controversial)
@@TheMonkeygoneape What? He was the first to go, more than 20 years ago. 😐
@@TheMonkeygoneape: Why is it controversial? He was a superb actor.
I first saw this in the 1970s, in a cinema. Only that kind of screen does full justice to the desert panorama.
nice
David Lean is the real genius behind this film, he framed every single shot to the point that any “still” could be hung on a wall and admired, even today, just phenomenal.
I am in suspense as I strain my eyes, interrogating the black column of a rider reflected in a mirage. I wonder at the miracle that someone is happening by on this vast barely living desert. The simple horizontal line of a rifle becomes apparent as the rider approaches and I can tell he is approaching with haste.
Patience is a rare virtue in film making now.
Such a contrast to the "constant motion" of modern cinematography.
Yes not the true story about what ever hapend.
@@sukrukaraca322 Cinema seldom concerns itself with the true story.
That's some truth right there
Was 13 years old when this came out and movie screens were 70 X 35 feet
Still one of the Greatest memories and movies ever
My Dad took me to see it in a theater when it came out. All I remember is the very, very, very long opening scene of the sun rising in the wide flat desert, yes mesmerizing.
This movie has to be seen on a wide screen in a movie hall. It's mesmerizing!
The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts.
G. Gordon Liddy of Watergate infamy used the same line when he would hold his hand over burning candles at social events for extended periods of time.
The android David from the Alien franchise borrowed that line.
I was living at Flint Kaserne, in Bad Tolz Germany in 1962. I went to see this movie with my father. It was amazing then and just as amazing today. The larger the screen, the more you will enjoy the movie.
I begged the army to station me at Bad Tolz.
@@williamturner1517 I lived there from 1953-1955 and again in 1958-1964 and again in 1966-67. My dad was a a SGM from the early 60's until he retired as CSM of US Army Special Forces in 1974.
It was a beautiful place to grow up.
Cinema at its best, David Lean at his best and as for Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif - absolutely brilliant.
When the horseman is seen in the distant haze- magnificent start.😊
Fine Camel, English but 'tis no horse.
Camel rider 😊
The relief of finding water in this landscape breaks at 1:43 with the brilliant offscreen sound of the bucket hitting the water in the well. How the sequence builds shot by shot, and importantly, sound by sound, from there is the art and craft of moviemaking at its peak.
An al-girbah hits the water, not a bucket.
Traditional Arab goat-skin water bag.
Hollywood wouldn't do this anymore: just someone approaching for endless minutes to illustrate the vastness of the desert. "The audience would get bored, their attention span is seconds, they'd get-up & leave!".
Seconds? Aren't you kind.
No they wouldn't.
They also wouldn’t make a four hour movie
Three-hour film. Somewhat daring even in 1962.
It was said the riding in scene was originally almost twice the length but Lean decided audiences wouldn't tolerate it.
The lack of CG and crafted script is refreshing. Also, the best entrance in cinema history.
Lawrence did his thesis on Crusader castles. He became fluent in Arabic living with the 'natives'. He carried £6,000 in gold in a money belt and never spent a penny. He understood all the nuances of their culture. From Syria to Arabia. It is why he was picked for the intelligence services.
He was well connected socially and after the war obviously suffered from PTSD. This interaction was pure psychology.
Lawrence was taught Farsi & Arabic by Lady Gertrude Bell.
She opened the door to the middle east. She lived amongst them for years before the war.
Lady Bell was the key to all this history & was never mentioned in the movie.
His PTSD came from knowingly deceiving the Arabs, though conflicted and truly wishing for their liberation.
If Lawrence was so well versed in Arabic living why was he not aware that drinking from the "wrong" well might lead to trouble?
@@answerman9933well...
@@answerman9933 The real Lawrence would have known... but first of all, the movie needed a way to make the audience understand tribal hates!
Lawrence was right they are still fighting each other, They are still a little people regardless of the wealth they have. They are like the ancient Greeks who fought each for centuries and the Romans just walked in and took over. So it is with the Middle East today
Brilliant scene this. The entry of Omar Shrif is fantastic. I believe Lean placed sand in such a manner that the viewer naturally followed the 'line in the sand' into the distance to focus on Sharif's entrance. This adds to the tension. Brilliant.
"he was nothing. The well is everything"
And that's why Lawrence was better.
Arab lives matter : )
I'm from Belgium, back in 2009 i worked at a museum inside an ancient monastery, during the summer a live orchestra came to play the greatest orchestral theme from movies in the court yard and the main theme from that movie was part of it, hearing that made me want to watch the whole movie and i don't regret it!
All things considered, I see this as the best film ever made. The performances, screenplay, directing, soundtrack, cinematography, etc., all fantastic.
Many years ago, when I and my friends (all fans of the book) heard that David Lynch was chosen to direct "Dune", we freaked out. That's when I said that "Dune" had the wrong "David". Lean was expert in incise character study and long-form big-picture epics... something that would have benefitted "Dune" back in 1984. I still wonder how "Dune" under Lean would have turned out.
This or Seven Samarui, The cinematography in Lawrence is just perfect.
Absolute masterpiece of a film 🎥 with class a actors!!
This scene is brilliant because it pulls the rug from under the viewers instantly killing his new friend and at the same time introduces Lawrence extent of the problem of uniting Saudi tribes, as opposing tribes are literally killing each other for anything.
And, they still are.
Slight mistake you made. None of these are called “Saudi tribes” at the time. They were Arabs…that is it. They became Saudi after Ibn Saud annexed the west coast Arabia from the Hashemites. And that was after WW1. Right then, they were Hijazi Arabs to simplify it.
The Arab tribes, not under Saudi rule at the time, under Ottoman rule
Not for anything, in that environment, water is survival, obviously there is a need to have strict rules.
Water isn’t anything water keeps people alive
One of the most spectacular and beautiful films ever made. The dialogue is superb.
Many, many riveting cinematic scenes over the decades......but somehow, this one lingers in the mind.
This was the scene that Spielberg said most impacted him regarding the art of movie direction.
Bloody hell the photography is perfection. Peter was beautiful in this movie David Bowie like & deserved an Oscar but sadly didn’t receive one.
Now I know why Cinematographers, Directors and Film Students absolutely ladore this movie. I am a novice with a cinema camera. Oh how I wish I could have been part of this movie. Peter O'Toole just shines in this role. The rest of the cast are stellar in their performances.
Cinematographers, film editors and directors can make a movie bad, good, great ... few can make them remarkable. F. A. Young, Anne V. Coates and David Lean, together, Oscar winning team. Lawrence of Arabia is without a doubt, one of my all time films. ... all 3½ hours !
Of all my all-time favorite movies...this one continues to be my # 1 choice.
I saw this movie in the Spring of 1963. I was 12 and-a-half. Saw it at one of downtown Indianapolis's good movie theaters - the Lyric. It was a very cool Sunday afternoon.
This movie had a great script...fantastic memorable music...super great natural settings and...a great cast of stars, with Peter O'Toole as the main character. O'Toole has been one of my all-time favorite male actors. The man really could do justice of high quality in many of his pictures.
"Lawrence of Arabia" I've seen many times and seems to never get tired of it.
Thanks for sharing a clip of the movie!
This is up there near the top in my list of great movies. I think Dr. Strangelove is my favorite.
Every minute of this film is a masterpiece. The acting, directing, cinematography and script. It is epic in every way. Especially this scene and emerging from the desert. Its shot brilliantly. No one films movies like this now.
I think being 12 is a great age for seeing movies like this, because you had probably never seen anything as epic before. Also, the movie was made for grown-ups, but kids are probably the most moved and impressed.
I saw “Papillon” when I was 12, and it had a huge influence on me. That was the first “grown-up” movie I saw on my own.
I think they made magnificent movies back then because they were “events”, not just movies. I think the British economy was doing pretty well in the early sixties, so filmmakers could take big risks like “Lawrence of Arabia”. The British could also assume a movie like this would be popular in America, but it was still a risk.
Good time, in our history, to b 12 and a half, I'd bet.....
@@thetooginator153agreed, when I saw the pianist, it really made me see new perspectives when I was younger.
One of the most stunning scenes in Cinema, ever. The tension just builds as the strange figure comes out of the desert, amazing and unforgettable.
Yes....almost supernatural scene at first...eerie...
A special camera lens was made just for that shot.
i wonder if this scene was the source of parody for Lancelot running at the 2 castle guards in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Omar Sharifs entrance to stardom
@@thejohnbeck That was indeed a very brilliant scène
"A man confronts you, he is the enemy. An enemy deserves no mercy, what is the problem Mr Lawrence?"
Kyrie, eleison...
This movie is a masterpiece of cinematography and dialog.
Ein großartiger Film mit vielen großartigen und unvergesslichen Schauspielern. 👍👏
'Lawrence of Arabia', his biography by Jeremy Wilson is well worth reading, as is 'The Mint", by Lawrence. One should probably read 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' first, though, it's Lawrence's account of the war in the desert.
Solid actors they are in Valhalla now❤
Tribal then. And tribal now.
The movie may have taken liberties with some details, but the core message, the duplicity and misguided machinations of men, still ring true today.
In the movie Lawrence shows weakness and arrogance. The guide got out a pistol, aimed it at Ali, and Ali shot him dead. Clearly self-defense on Ali's part, yet Lawrence calls him a murderer.
There was tribal tension in there, of course, and Lawrence had a point, but murder it was not.
Ali was a gentleman. And a damn fine cameleer. His camel was good, too.
It was a most-impressive scene. No ominous music, just the padding of camel feet.
I don't think he shows weakness - Ali comments on his apparent lack of fear and seems impressed. And Lawrence's remarks on the lack of unity among the Arabs (rather graphically shown by the incident) is a defensible point of view. He also takes a big risk by telling Ali what he thinks of him.
Heard so much about this film but when i watched it 2 years ago honestly saying it is True classic this film made Omar sharif an Peter O Toole great actors Rest in peace my Dear friends
Couldn't agree more....
Breathtaking introduction to Omar's character...WOW!!!
A truly great scene from a truly great film. If you ever get the chance to see it in 70mm on a big screen, take it!
Indeed. It's an experience. Apocalypse now and 2001 too.
@@NormAppletonAgree. Three of my favorite films.
@@lauracorriss9538 Throw Seven Samurai and the Third Man on that pile.
My greatest friend was in Vienna last week, did a tour of the Third Man Scenes and the Sewer.
M, Citizen Kane, Casablanca...we could go on all day
The guy on the camel did have a point when he said the guide knew the rules of using that well.
horse?
@@mhannan6328 Doh! I HATE it when I make goofs like that! 😠😡🤬
Thanks for letting me know!
@@blockmasterscott No complaint. Thought you would want to know....
It also took almost two years to make. That's a LOT of money these days.
Also the other guy pulled and aimed a gun first. Ali killed him in self-defense; it wasn’t technically murder.
"My name is for my friends...and none of them are murderers."
And the camel immediately grunts as if to say, “dude, your friends are part of the British Empire!”
It wasn't murder in any case. The guide was aiming a Webley .455 D/A Revolver at him.
So yeah, Ali shot him with his SMLE.
Case closed, no charges filed.
@@downunderrob and while we may consider their rules savage, the guide knew them, a knew what was the risk of using that well
@@Sig509 It's not their rules savage but the desert. The desert force people make brutal rules. The well water in a desert is everything. It's true. Lawrance believed a congress would unite those Arab tribes. A congress for what? Nothing at all. So people go back to their land to protect their wells. It is everything to them until they find oil there.
@@downunderrob He says that line after hearing his name, and saying he's heard of him. Maybe this line is referring to some of the things he's heard about, and not his just now dead friend. Hard to tell. Gun vs gun wasn't murder, I agree.
Dignity and pride... This is what Peter O'Toole (Lawrence) shows here.
O'Tooles bad boy image was the only reason he didn't win an Oscar for his brilliant analysis of T.E. Lawrence.
Kudos also to director David Leans cinematography.
No, Gregory Peck was Atticus Finch.
I think that they gave the Oscar to Gregory Peck, because an "American" HAD to win "something"......
I thought I caught someone making a grammatical error in the title of his video. But I now see why you chose to take the risk. It is indeed a 'well' scene.
This movie 🎥 is a masterpiece !!!❤
I was perhaps ten years old when I saw it in early 1960s. I remember this scene very well and that the man with Lawrence was killed for just drinking water from the well! Another scene I remember is when the gangs raided Damascus and entered the treasury instead of finding gold they found paper money and fling it in the air saying “paper paper”.
technically, the man was shot for pointing a pistol at him; that is self defense... had he not pointed the pistol he may have survived to explain his presence there.
@@AbsurdityViewer Perhaps, though Ali might have summarily executed him anyway. He doesn't comment afterwards on the guide pulling a gun, he just takes it as a trophy and remarks that the guide knew his tribe was not allowed to drink from that well.
I know this is really obvious, but I love how Ali allows himself to take from his "dirty" enemy, while only borrowing from anyone else. I assume if he were to learn that the cup was Lawrence's friends cup, he would hand it to Lawrence, or just throw it into the sand. But he would never put something like that to his lips.
The epic scenes and the stunning score make this one of the best movies of all time! Superb acting by some huge talents brought this in for a landing, what a great movie. At the risk of sounding like an old fuddy duddy, they dont make em like this anymore. One thing ive never understood in this scene is Lawrence's anger for Ali shooting his friend. I saw it as self defense , the guy was literally aiming a pistol at him.
It definitely was self-defense. I think Lawrence’s reaction proves how sheltered he is; he’s never seen anyone get killed before. Tragically, the war will force him to become engulfed in such terrible violence. If only everyone reacted to violence in the same way Lawrence does here, then nobody would ever want to start a war.
Well, liberals don't understand "rules". In a desert, resources have to be judiciously managed, asking for permission is courteous, respectful , and is payment for previous considerations.
Then I shall be a young(er) fuddy duddy. They sure dont make them like this anymore.
Tension, dialogue, ambiance.
Lawrence's friend was aiming the pistol in his own self defence, because he knew he was about to be murdered for drinking the other tribe's water. The pistol was likely to be ineffective against a Lee Enfield over that distance. Ali's tribal justification doesn't change the fact, and his tribally racist comments later confirm it.
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOVIE OF FILM INDUSTRIE
The white line of sand going off into the distance was put there by production so Omar knew where to ride to get to the well in the shot because he couldn't see it in the distance when he first started riding.
I still think the Camel did the best work in this movie.
Got a little stubborn at the end. But that's a camel for you.
Indeed. She (Sharif later said the camel he rode was female) is a character all her own in this scene. When Lawrence says, "None of my friends is a murderer!" she grunts, as if to say "Uh, sir, your friends are part of the British Empire!"
The initial shot in this clip, where they seem to have got a camera and presumably a cameraman down into the well to film upwards, was perhaps the most technically difficult part of the scene.
One of the greatest movies ever made
"One of?" Don`t you mean "THE" ?
@@tarikwildman Doctor Zhivago is flawless one out of a few more diamonds that can never be redone
Sir Lawrence Lays on a grave without realizing.
Thinking that as that mound was out of place.
Foreshadowing?
@@BrucknerMotet He died as a result of motorbike accident in the UK and not in the desert so probably not.🤨
@@BrucknerMotet I suppose Sir Lawrence buried his guide next to it.
The only sparse spots with vegetation around there must be at graves.
@@christopherscallio2539 Interesting, I never thought of it as a grave (Certainly not of his guide, since he is still alive at this point.), but it would be yet another unintended sign of disrespect to Ali. A Well would be a place to rest, and having done a fair bit of field work in the desert, I have piled dirt/sand and thrown a blanket/tarp over it to relax against just like Lawrence. Sand frequently collects next to bushes so it makes a good starting point. I just figured it was left over from the last traveler.
David Lean's framing is a masterclass. But I couldn't help but think of Stanley Kubrick while watching this. Another master of framing a shot and of camera stillness. Of course, Kubrick may have had half the edits of this scene, LOL !
It’s just wild watching this scene on a 3.5 inch smart phone screen and seeing that half a millimeter dark spec appear on the horizon.
It may not be the most accurate in terms of history by its a hell of a cinematic masterpiece....Omar Sharif's entrance from the distance is inspired...
It's probably the best acting ever.
One of the greatest sequences to one of the greatest films every made. Brilliant
8:00 my fear is my concern......great line
Nobody can "Do" the British better than the Irish ❤️Nice one Peter
Impressive movie, soft colours and magical scenery. The heat and the thirst you both feel them through the screen.
Soft colours and images in the desert, sharp in the cities. Roughly the same approach was used shooting The English Patient decades later.
Brilliant film , watched it on the big screen at the local ABC when it was released.
Love how lean takes his time and lets it happen
Hidalgo featured Omar when he was much older. He has a distinction about him. I liked him in his early days in Doctor Zhivago... ☺️👁️
When absolute stillness & silence in a scene can do so, so much for the story at heart. This is a concept not yet understood by most directors today. They would just screw it up with ear bursting loudness & annoying Hans Zimmer banging drums music & spoil everything. How did cinema go so terribly WRONG in 2023. Now it’s just ‘Noise’.
Und die Kunst der guten und tiefsinnigen Dialoge gibt es in den heutigen Filmen auch nicht mehr. Da wird nur herumgebrüllt und mit schlimmen Worten der andere beleidigt! Und dazu diese laute aggressive Musik, aber das hattest du schon erwähnt. Deshalb liebe ich alte Filme, da ist alles stimmig. 👍
You mean Christopher BWAAAM Nolan BWAAM! Nolan is a clever hack.
I can still watch this movie. It is very well made
You can watch a movie like this or Seven Samurai all day every day.
Masterpiece.
Lawrence of Arabia…Trade mark of 70mm…. This generation who watches in mobile…can’t imagine that feel….I bet👍
$1500 graphics card can do a tenth of 70mm
Peter O'toole is excellent in this role of T.E. Lawrence .... the movie a masterpiece in cinema & emotional agony, desperation, struggles in living up to the harsh responsibilities of leadership in this dessert world .... a place Lawrence calls many things and endures much heartache and indifference. Remarkable film.
One of my all time favorites.
Amazing movie
i worked in the ksa in the 80's and met an abu tayah (anthony quinn) who rode with lawrence.
he was quite old and being cared for by his family.
This movie and 'Zulu' must leave an impression on all who see them, they have with me. Although as a young man I did squirm at some scenes in Lawrence....
Well, well, well, what do we have here? Well made well scene.
The only thing that nags me about this scene is that Ali didn't water his camel. I guess I'm just too used to dealing with horses.
The Grand Entrance of 'Cairo Fred'...
I saw this on the big screen when it first came out. Its one of those movies you watch in the middle of winter, never in summer.
Sadly it is a poor story about Lawrence. Lawrence knew Arabic and was not stupid. He had in the country for years working as an archeologist. He was working with Gertrude Bell there. One of the greatest Archaeologists
Unlike Alex Baldwin's Rust, no one was shot during any scenes with guns.
A thought came to me. Imagine in a Dnd campaign a character really wants to change characters and their next character comes in at the end of session and shoots their old character dead.
A truly magnificent part of a magnificent movie. 2 very talented actors reliving history. There are only a few movies that can take you back in time as this does. I think Lawrence would be disappointed that the Arabs still can't get along.
Virtually every scene in this movie was composed by Lean on the Principle of Thirds, where objects are placed 1/3 of the way in, or up and down the shot. That’s why this movie has to be viewed in the original widescreen format, it makes the cinematography probably the best ever in the history of cinema. You lose it in the smaller versions - for me this is the peak of visual excellence in films.
Brilliant scene.
The appearance of Sahreef Ali in this movie always reminds me of the appearance of Hamza in The Message. Anthony Quinn had played that role.
Très grand film.
Omar Sharif regrets éternels.
Next time I'm pulled over...
"Name?"
_My name is for my friends._
A blue funnel passing by in the suez canal clearly with its radar mast in full view
Best film ever ❤
it's a good thing Lara never drunk from Dr. Zhivago's well
Omar Sharif’s two most iconic characters both had a thing for blue-eyed blondes.
No recordaba que el muerto pudo defenderse. Me alivia.
I don't know why these old scenes feels good to watch.
Quality never ages.
A great movie! ❤