Lawrence of Arabia (Restored Version)

Regardless of the historical inaccuracies and contestable portrayals, the film is a flourishing masterpiece of storytelling prowess.

Allowances for changing tastes and styles must be made for many a film from decades past; that is not the case with Lawrence, which remains as invigorating as the night it was first shown.

Lawrence, as portrayed by Peter O'Toole with a career-making and career-defining performance, is one of cinema's most fascinatingly complex characters.

Seldom if ever in motion-picture history has a long-delayed, big-budget "epic" so fully measured up to expectations.