Once Upon a Time Lawrence of Arabia

Once upon a time in 1962 Lawrence of Arabia a film by David Lean Inspired by the life of TE Lawrence the film tells the epic story of the British officer who led between 1916 and 1918 the rebellion of the Bedouin tribes against the Ottoman Empire When the film is released at the very beginning of the 1960s GreatBritain and France are painfully withdrawing from their colonies as Arab nationalism is experiencing a renaissance around the world Five years after the French and British humiliating Suez expedition the film remains the proud nostalgic counterpoint of political events of the 1950s when a British officer was encouraging Arab nationalism