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| − | [[Image: | + | {{Infobox Movie |
| + | |name = Lawrence of Arabia | ||
| + | |picture = Lawr5.jpg | ||
| + | |caption = ''Movie poster'' | ||
| + | |country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom | ||
| + | |director = [[David Lean]] | ||
| + | |date= December 10, 1962 | ||
| + | |language = English<br>Arabic<br>Turkish | ||
| + | |studio=Horizon Pictures | ||
| + | |distributor=Columbia Pictures | ||
| + | |character1=T.E. Lawrence | ||
| + | |actor1=[[Peter O'Toole]] | ||
| + | |character2=Prince Feisal | ||
| + | |actor2=[[Alec Guinness]] | ||
| + | |character3=Auda Abu Tayi | ||
| + | |actor3=[[Anthony Quinn]] | ||
| + | |character4=General Allenby | ||
| + | |actor4=[[Jack Hawkins]] | ||
| + | |character5=Sherif Ali | ||
| + | |actor5=[[Omar Sharif]] | ||
| + | |character6=Turkish Bey | ||
| + | |actor6=[[José Ferrer]] | ||
| + | |character7=Colonel Brighton | ||
| + | |actor7=[[Anthony Quayle]] | ||
| + | |character8=Jackson Bentley | ||
| + | |actor8=[[Arthur Kennedy]] | ||
| + | |character9= | ||
| + | |actor9= | ||
| + | |character10= | ||
| + | |actor10= | ||
| + | }} | ||
'''''Lawrence of Arabia''''' is the 1962 epic directed by [[David Lean]] and starring [[Peter O'Toole]] as T.E. Lawrence. | '''''Lawrence of Arabia''''' is the 1962 epic directed by [[David Lean]] and starring [[Peter O'Toole]] as T.E. Lawrence. | ||
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=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
| − | == Webley Mk.VI == | + | == Webley Mk. VI == |
The British [[Webley Mk VI]] revolver is the main weapon of Major T.E. Lawrence ([[Peter O'Toole]]) throughout the film. Tafas ([[Zia Mohyeddin]]), Sherif Ali ([[Omar Sharif]]) and Auda abu Tayi ([[Anthony Quinn]]) also are seen with the Webley Mk VI. | The British [[Webley Mk VI]] revolver is the main weapon of Major T.E. Lawrence ([[Peter O'Toole]]) throughout the film. Tafas ([[Zia Mohyeddin]]), Sherif Ali ([[Omar Sharif]]) and Auda abu Tayi ([[Anthony Quinn]]) also are seen with the Webley Mk VI. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Webley.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mark VI - .455 Webley]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAwebley.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lawrence tosses his Webley Mk.VI aside when he rests.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAwebley2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lawrence ([[Peter O'Toole]]) offers his Webley Mk. VI as a gift to Tafas ([[Zia Mohyeddin]]), who hesitantly accepts it.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAwebley12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lawrence uses his Webley during a confrontation with Gasim.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAwebley19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lawrence is caught up in a bloodlust and slaughters retreating Turks with his [[Webley Mk VI]].]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAwebley22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lawrence furiously breaks open his Webley Mk.VI after he empties it on the Turks.]] |
== Mauser C96 == | == Mauser C96 == | ||
The German [[Mauser C96]] is the weapon used by the Turkish officer to wound Lawrence during the takeover of the train. These guns can be seen in the hands of other characters, including the Turkish Bey ([[José Ferrer]]) while in Deraa. Several Turkish officers during the attack on Aqaba can be seen using unidentified revolvers. | The German [[Mauser C96]] is the weapon used by the Turkish officer to wound Lawrence during the takeover of the train. These guns can be seen in the hands of other characters, including the Turkish Bey ([[José Ferrer]]) while in Deraa. Several Turkish officers during the attack on Aqaba can be seen using unidentified revolvers. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 - 7.63x25mm Mauser]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAc962.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Turkish officer opens fire with his Mauser during the attack.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAc965.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A shellshocked Turkish officer shoots at Lawrence repeatedly, but is too disoriented to make a proper shot.]] |
=Rifles & Muskets= | =Rifles & Muskets= | ||
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| − | ==Mauser | + | == Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III == |
| + | The [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifle is used by the Arabs and British throughout the movie. Turkish soldiers also use these weapons in several scenes, interchanging with Mausers, presumably depending on what country the scenes were shot in (Jordan, Spain or Morocco) and the availability of the rifles. While likely not intentional, this is not entirely inaccurate as the Turks did re-issue the SMLEs captured at Gallipoli. | ||
| + | [[File:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mark III - .303 British. Introduced in 1907, this was the official battle rifle of British and Commonwealth forces during the First World War.]] | ||
| + | [[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mark III* - .303 British]] | ||
| + | [[File:LOAenfield7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two of Lawrence's men with Lee-Enfields]] | ||
| + | [[File:LOAenfield18.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Turkish soldiers armed with Lee-Enfields kill the bloodthirsty Talal.]] | ||
| + | [[File:LOAenfield19.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | ||
| + | [[File:LOAenfield22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|British Soldiers armed with Lee-Enfields.]] | ||
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| + | ==Mauser Model 43== | ||
The Turkish army uses the [[Mauser Rifle Series|Spanish Mauser M43]] rifle in the film in place of the issued Turkish M1903, likely as this movie was filmed in Spain. | The Turkish army uses the [[Mauser Rifle Series|Spanish Mauser M43]] rifle in the film in place of the issued Turkish M1903, likely as this movie was filmed in Spain. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Mauser m43.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosquetón Mauser Coruña modelo 1943 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAg983.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Next to Lawrence ([[Peter O'Toole]]), Mauser M43 rifles are seen.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAg987.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Retreating Turkish column, armed with Mausers]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAg988.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Good detail on the M43, notice finger grooves and sling bar on butt]] |
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== Jezail Musket == | == Jezail Musket == | ||
| − | Several of Lawrence's bodyguards towards the end of the film are armed with some type of [[Jezail musket]], a commonly used | + | Several of Lawrence's bodyguards towards the end of the film are armed with some type of [[Jezail musket]], a commonly used musket (notable for its rounded, forked stock and long barrel) found in the Middle East. They can be found with all types of muzzle-loading ignition - matchlock, flintlock (often Snaphaunce or Miquelet), and percussion. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:jezail1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Jezail musket]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAjezzail.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAjezzail3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bodyguard holds the Jezail.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAjezzail4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jezail muskets are seen in the hands of the bodyguards.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAjezzail5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Jezails are seen.]] |
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
== Browning M1919A4 == | == Browning M1919A4 == | ||
[[Browning M1919A4]] machine guns are seen used by the Turks in the first train attack scene. This is an anachronism since the movie takes place from 1916 to 1918. | [[Browning M1919A4]] machine guns are seen used by the Turks in the first train attack scene. This is an anachronism since the movie takes place from 1916 to 1918. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOA1919.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Turks are overrun by Lawrence's Arabs.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAvickers5.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] |
| + | == Hotchkiss Mle. 1914 == | ||
| + | The Turks are seen deploying a French [[M1914 Hotchkiss]] machine gun when Lawrence and the Arabs attack the retreating Turk column. | ||
| + | [[File:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Hotchkiss Modèle 1914 - 8x50mmR Lebel]] | ||
| + | [[File:LOAhotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | ||
| + | [[File:LOAhotchkiss2.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | ||
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| − | == | + | == Vickers Mk. I == |
| − | The | + | The Arabs use the [[Vickers Gun]] when they assault the trains. Interestingly, Lawrence asks General Allenby earlier in the film for instructors for the Lewis guns he had requested, it seems he was provided with the Vickers' instead, at least as far as the film shows. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mk. I - .303 British]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAvickers.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Arab manning a Vickers Gun during the attack.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAarmoredcar4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Vickers Gun is fired from armored car.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Vickers gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mk. I with ribbed water jacket - .303 British]] |
| + | [[File:LOAvickers2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Arabs open fire with the Vickers with a ribbed water jacket.]] | ||
| + | [[File:LOAvickers3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vickers with a ribbed water jacket is fired by the Arabs.]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Browning M1917A1== |
| − | + | Some [[Browning M1917A1]]s are briefly seen transported by horses during the British advance to Damascus. | |
| − | + | [[File:Browning1917.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M1917A1 - .30-06 Springfield]] | |
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=Other= | =Other= | ||
| − | == Webley & Scott | + | == Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* == |
| − | Lawrence ([[Peter O'Toole]]) and Col. Harry Brighton ([[Anthony Quayle]]) both use a [[Webley & Scott | + | Lawrence ([[Peter O'Toole]]) and Col. Harry Brighton ([[Anthony Quayle]]) both use a [[Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III*]] over the course of the movie. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Webley Signal Pistol.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* - 1 inch]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAflare.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lawrence uses a [[Webley & Scott Signal Pistols | Webley & Scott Signal Pistol]] to fire off a flare to signal the Arabs to stop shooting.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAflare2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Colonel Harry Brighton ([[Anthony Quayle]]) fires off a flare with a [[Webley & Scott Signal Pistols | Webley & Scott Signal Pistol]].]] |
== Howitzer == | == Howitzer == | ||
The retreating Turkish column tow a Howitzer (possibly a French 75 or a German 77) along with them. | The retreating Turkish column tow a Howitzer (possibly a French 75 or a German 77) along with them. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAarty.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAarty2.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] |
==Sea Battery== | ==Sea Battery== | ||
| − | Lawrence and the Arabs conquer Aqaba to eliminate the threat to supply ships, that the sea batteries | + | Lawrence and the Arabs conquer Aqaba to eliminate the threat to supply ships, that the sea batteries possess. Mentioned earlier in the film by Brighton as being 12-inch guns, they are non-firing mock-ups. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:LOAseabattery.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The sea battery is seen.]] |
| + | ==Ordnance QF 18-pounder== | ||
| + | Several Ordnance QF 18-pounder field guns are seen among the British column marching to Damascus. | ||
| + | [[File:British 18 Pounder.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ordnance QF 18-pounder Gun Mark II - 84x295mmR]] | ||
=Weapons Platforms= | =Weapons Platforms= | ||
===Turk Fighter Plane=== | ===Turk Fighter Plane=== | ||
| − | + | The Turkish planes used in the raid on Feisal's camp appear to be disguised De Havilland Tiger Moths, a biplane used by the British Royal Air Force from 1932 to 1959, and the default biplane for British movies. | |
| − | The Turkish planes used in the raid on Feisal's camp appear to be De Havilland Tiger Moths, a biplane used by the British Royal Air Force. | + | [[File:LOAbiplane.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] |
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===Rolls Royce Whippet Armored Car=== | ===Rolls Royce Whippet Armored Car=== | ||
'''Vickers Mk.1''' | '''Vickers Mk.1''' | ||
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[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | ||
[[Category:David Lean]] | [[Category:David Lean]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Academy Award Best Picture]] | ||
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Lawrence of Arabia is the 1962 epic directed by David Lean and starring Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence.
The following weapons were used in the film Lawrence of Arabia:
Handguns
Webley Mk. VI
The British Webley Mk VI revolver is the main weapon of Major T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) throughout the film. Tafas (Zia Mohyeddin), Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif) and Auda abu Tayi (Anthony Quinn) also are seen with the Webley Mk VI.
Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) offers his Webley Mk. VI as a gift to Tafas (Zia Mohyeddin), who hesitantly accepts it.
Lawrence is caught up in a bloodlust and slaughters retreating Turks with his Webley Mk VI.
Mauser C96
The German Mauser C96 is the weapon used by the Turkish officer to wound Lawrence during the takeover of the train. These guns can be seen in the hands of other characters, including the Turkish Bey (José Ferrer) while in Deraa. Several Turkish officers during the attack on Aqaba can be seen using unidentified revolvers.
Rifles & Muskets
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifle is used by the Arabs and British throughout the movie. Turkish soldiers also use these weapons in several scenes, interchanging with Mausers, presumably depending on what country the scenes were shot in (Jordan, Spain or Morocco) and the availability of the rifles. While likely not intentional, this is not entirely inaccurate as the Turks did re-issue the SMLEs captured at Gallipoli.
Mauser Model 43
The Turkish army uses the Spanish Mauser M43 rifle in the film in place of the issued Turkish M1903, likely as this movie was filmed in Spain.
Next to Lawrence (Peter O'Toole), Mauser M43 rifles are seen.
Jezail Musket
Several of Lawrence's bodyguards towards the end of the film are armed with some type of Jezail musket, a commonly used musket (notable for its rounded, forked stock and long barrel) found in the Middle East. They can be found with all types of muzzle-loading ignition - matchlock, flintlock (often Snaphaunce or Miquelet), and percussion.
Machine Guns
Browning M1919A4
Browning M1919A4 machine guns are seen used by the Turks in the first train attack scene. This is an anachronism since the movie takes place from 1916 to 1918.
Hotchkiss Mle. 1914
The Turks are seen deploying a French M1914 Hotchkiss machine gun when Lawrence and the Arabs attack the retreating Turk column.
Vickers Mk. I
The Arabs use the Vickers Gun when they assault the trains. Interestingly, Lawrence asks General Allenby earlier in the film for instructors for the Lewis guns he had requested, it seems he was provided with the Vickers' instead, at least as far as the film shows.
Browning M1917A1
Some Browning M1917A1s are briefly seen transported by horses during the British advance to Damascus.
Other
Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III*
Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) and Col. Harry Brighton (Anthony Quayle) both use a Webley & Scott No. 1 Mk. III* over the course of the movie.
Lawrence uses a Webley & Scott Signal Pistol to fire off a flare to signal the Arabs to stop shooting.
Howitzer
The retreating Turkish column tow a Howitzer (possibly a French 75 or a German 77) along with them.
Sea Battery
Lawrence and the Arabs conquer Aqaba to eliminate the threat to supply ships, that the sea batteries possess. Mentioned earlier in the film by Brighton as being 12-inch guns, they are non-firing mock-ups.
Ordnance QF 18-pounder
Several Ordnance QF 18-pounder field guns are seen among the British column marching to Damascus.
Weapons Platforms
Turk Fighter Plane
The Turkish planes used in the raid on Feisal's camp appear to be disguised De Havilland Tiger Moths, a biplane used by the British Royal Air Force from 1932 to 1959, and the default biplane for British movies.
Rolls Royce Whippet Armored Car
Vickers Mk.1
