Analysis: the "Lawrence of Arabia" film

Lawrence of Arabia or Smith in the Desert? David Lean's film viewed as history A review discussion by Jeremy Wilson Welcome to an on-going project. Before these pages are posted here, their content is posted on the T.E.Lawrence Studies List for comment, and that is a slow process. So it may be many months before the notes reach the closing scene. New: in August 2007 an overview of the entire film, based on this discussion, was posted in the T.E. Lawrence Studies journal. Pages already online: Introduction
Page 1	The Oxford Workshop - some useful reading - personal background
Page 2	A note about copyright - The question - Private agendas
Page 3	The disclaimer - major characters who were real people - major fictional characters
Page 4	Dramatic themes, interpretation, and other historical problems
Scene-by-scene comments
Page 5	Title sequence - the accident - memorial - on the steps of St. Paul's
Page 6	Military Intelligence Office, Cairo - Lawrence passes through the Officers' Mess - General Murray, Dryden and Lawrence - Dryden and Lawrence
Page 7	Lawrence's ride inland from Rabegh to Feisal's camp in Wadi Safra
Page 8	Lawrence, Brighton and Feisal in Feisal's camp
Page 9	The expedition to Akaba crosses the desert