He's a dead ringer for Peter O'Toole, pretty fantastic casting for the film about him (except maybe Alec Guinness as an Arab). I'll have to watch it again. His is such an interesting story, too.
Fun fact this is likely a recreation of the outfit the future king of Iraq, Faisal gave him to wear in the desert while they fought together.
What most people don't realize is that it was a wedding outfit that Faisal never used. So Lawrence wearing it into battle, which he claims he did, would be the equivalent of going into battle in a tux.
![image showing The real Lawrence of Arabia (Thomas Edward Lawrence) - 1918 [691*900] colorized](416cd1a4-6953-5dfd-97bd-83589fc57831.jpg)
triplefreshpandabear on August 27th, 2017 at 15:49 UTC »
Interesting fact, he loved motorcycles after the war, and his tragic death in an accident led go the common use of helmets while riding
JLake4 on August 27th, 2017 at 17:47 UTC »
He's a dead ringer for Peter O'Toole, pretty fantastic casting for the film about him (except maybe Alec Guinness as an Arab). I'll have to watch it again. His is such an interesting story, too.
MonsiuerSirLancelot on August 27th, 2017 at 18:03 UTC »
Fun fact this is likely a recreation of the outfit the future king of Iraq, Faisal gave him to wear in the desert while they fought together.
What most people don't realize is that it was a wedding outfit that Faisal never used. So Lawrence wearing it into battle, which he claims he did, would be the equivalent of going into battle in a tux.