lawrence of arabia motorcycle

Here is the actual bike Laurence of arabia had his fatal accident, now owned privately

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[greenguard2468]

shit,in hongkong the traffic is so crowded,but I wanna own this one !!!

[llandudnoboy]

@dovecast1

Hello there again

Please type in Google " Lawrence of Arabias Connection with Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes" and see what it comes up with and then post another replie to my message.

You will find that some of the David Lean film was actually filmed here in Wales as Merthyr Mawr up until the early 1980s was the largest and tallest sand dunes anywhere in Europe and the ideal location to film a desert film like Lawrence of Arabia.

[dovecast1]

@llandudnoboy

"No homework"? "Do a search"? I take great exception to this.

FYI: I have researched anything & everything about the film LOA, TEL, Peter, back-ground, etc. since I was a young girl. I have a library of it. I wrote what I did due to my vast knowledge/love for it. I have info back to 1963. I am no beginner. And I don't post what is not true.

More importantly, never is there the tiniest mention of "...dunes in Wales".

That's it.

fin

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[llandudnoboy]

@dovecast1

You obviously have not done your homework on this subject.

The majority of the film was filmed in the Jordanian desert and Pinewood studios but i have several newspaper articles clearly stating that David Lean did use Merthyr Mawr sanddunes near Bridgend south Wales.

If you do a search on the background to the film you should realise this was the case.

I would not make such a statement unless i knew it to be true.

[dovecast1]

@llandudnoboy I'll clarify: 1. The LOA 30th Anniv. Pictorial History by Morris & Raskin; 2. The BFI Film Classics series by K. Jackson: The above shot you mention was filmed in the Jordanian desert. Peter & many others have said 1/2 was filmed in the northern Arabian desert. They re-located to Spain for the rest.

Some interior shots were done at Pinewood Studios. Never has a word been said re South Wales. Whoever says has purposely lied. An insult to Peter & David.

[llandudnoboy]

@dovecast1

It is a recognised fact that certain sections of the film especially the one showing Lawrence alone contemplating his attack on Aquaba were filmed at the famous Merthyr Mawr sand dunes outside Bridgend in South Wales.

I agree the majority of the film was filmed in Morocco, Syria etc but certain extracts were filmed here in the Uk, and that is a recognised fact which nobody can doubt.

[dovecast1]

@dovecast1 Just an addendum: Who cares about height? Cagney was shorter than Ladd. They were both wonderful actors.

Who cares re height?

[dovecast1]

@llandudnoboy Peter played the role so superbly and the film is so superb. Noone but Peter could have done it. Iconic film, iconic role. Mr. Lean/Peter knew exactly what to do.

[dovecast1]

@llandudnoboy No. Definitely not true. The iconic film - took almost 2 yrs. to complete - was filmed mostly in the Jordanian (formerly the Syrian) desert. Then the company went to Spain for much filming. Then Morocco for a bit, for the battle scene near the end. No way was it ever filmed in Britain - never.

Luv ya, Peter. Love your beautifully handsome face as TEL; no one but you could have ever played LOA the way you did. Iconic performance, iconic film.

[JAG312]

I had always heard that Lawrence had a special stainless steel fuel tank on his bike. I wish someone would resurrect the Brough motorcycle company.