Lawrence of Arabia - Who Wants To Live Forever

Footage of David Lean's marvellous Lawrence of Arabia added to Queen's song from Highlander.

Second version. I strongly fought with myself - the song's not long enough to include the "No Prisoners!" shout as well, and while I had the idea to put that after the credits I prefer to have the match scene there instead ...

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Entertainment

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• thomas
• edward
• lawrence
• of
• arabia
• Peter
• O'Toole
• Omar
• Sharif
• David
• Lean
• Queen

[dendodd2]

Brilliant!!!!

Glad you used the match scene

No Prinsoners would have worked too but I think this says more....

Your editing is excellent - send this to Robert A. Harris

[Thespilian]

@dendodd2 Ah, I doubt he would be interested in that kind of fun. ^^;

But glad you like this. The match scene had to be in this somewhere, because I love it. And I thought about "No Prisoners" - in fact, it was in my first effort - but then decided to reduce sound to just the two dialogue scenes I used, and tho show the happenings more in reflections than action. O'Toole's face tells more stories, after all. Also, that's the reason the two dagger scenes are in. =)

[dendodd2]

@Thespilian

I spent a bit of time last weekend with Robert Harris and I'm not so sure he wouldn't appreciate how well you executed this piece. The dialogue fits perfectly in the right places and the combination of the action on the screen; the words of the song and the dialogue you have chosen clarify and enlighten the relationship. I think your work is quite extraordinary.

[Thespilian]

@dendodd2

Lucky one. Well, if you think he likes it, feel free to show it to him. ^^

[Jendellyn]

Lawrence of Arabia, the blue-eyed prince from the North, my childhood hero. He was a kind of role model for me when I was younger. I still watch the film and read his books when I need consolation. Peter O'Toole's perfomance has given another life to this great man.

[Thespilian]

It really is a shame O'Toole did not get the Oscar for this, but well ...

The movie as such, as far as I'm concerned, is one of the best ever made, if not the best.

T. E. Lawrence was a fascinating character, and The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a great book. I went to see the house Lawrence was born (now a hostel) and his effigy on one of my trips to England.

[X33vince]

Am I allowed to fall in love with this video ? ^^

[DarwinsFriend]

@alexanderwotl ...You'll hardly understand this film or the person that T.E. Lawrence was or the Arabs that he has helped...

Why not? I've been to Saudi Arabia many times. So why not?

[alexanderwotl]

@DarwinsFriend How sad that they still should be people who think like you. What a terrible fate this planet must have, that it should endure the company of such men as you. I pity this earth and those few who understand and accept their fellow human beings; who love those that are different from them. You'll hardly understand this film or the person that T.E. Lawrence was or the Arabs that he has helped.

[shire2005]

@dendodd2

I like the live at Wembley version of this song much better than this studio version.

[shire2005]

Nice job. My favorite film and my favorite rock band.

[DarwinsFriend]

Greedy, barbarous and cruel. Not much has changed.

[smarterthananyone]

@dendodd2 What to take on a desert island? This? Strangelove?

[eurotrash112]

@TheHauptsturmfuhrer

I didn't say he was. Here I am simply putting forward that David Lean was convinced that Lawrence was homosexual and so chose to portray him that way. There is a huge amount of contradictary evidence and opinions on every aspect of Lawrence's life, and there is a good deal of contradictory evidence. He is an ambigous fingure and how to best portray him is up for debate. I respectfully disagree with your opinion as to the accuracy of the portrayal.

[TheHauptsturmfuhrer]

@eurotrash112

TEL almost definitely was NOT gay.He was asexual & enjoyed being whipped.He apparently didn't disapprove or approve of gays as he said in Seven Pillars of Wisdom.He hated for anyone to touch him-so being gay wouldn't have work.The movie-although Great and wonderful;apparently doesn't come remotely close to the real man- as stated by his biographer and brother and Lowell Thomas,who all confirm TEL wasn't gay,and was only doing the job he was assigned to do.He refused Knighthood.

[CHANNELOMD]

Brilliant