 Lawrence of Arabia 1962   N/R, 222 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: David Lean
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Arthur Kennedy, Claude Rains, Donald Wolfit, Anthony Quayle, Jose Ferrer, Jack Hawkins, Michel Ray, Zia Mohyeddin
For a glimpse of understanding the mindset of the Middle East, this movie is a must. It is the story of T.E. Lawrence's (Peter O'Toole) adventures as a young British officer when he was sent to protect his country's interests in the growing animosities between the Arabs and Turks during World War I. Among the kudos given this picture were seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Cinematography. Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif were nominated for Best Actor and Supporting Actor Oscars.
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Staying On 1979  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Silvio Narizzano
Cast: Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson, Saeed Jaffrey, Pearl Padamsee, Fida Bai, Zia Mohyeddin, Ajit Saldanha, Habib Tanvir, Raj Bharti, Sushma Seth
Based on a novel by Paul Scott, this made-for-TV film tells the story of an elderly British couple (Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson) living their remaining lives in a Himalayan community and clinging to the memories of all that has occurred in their lives.
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They Came from Beyond Space 1967  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Freddie Francis
Cast: Robert Hutton, Jennifer Jayne, Zia Mohyeddin, Bernard Kay, Michael Gough, Geoffrey Wallace, Maurice Good, Luanshya Greer, John Harvey, Diana King
Aliens crash on the Moon and then invade Earth in order to find assistance in fixing their spaceship. To do this, they take over the minds of Earthlings and use the people for slave laborers. But wait, Dr. Curtis Temple (Robert Hutton) has a metal plate in his head and is immune from the takeover. Being a socially conscious person, he heads to the Moon to talk sense into the aliens.
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| 1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
2. Staying On (1979)
3. They Came from Beyond Space (1967)
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