“What are you doing, Englishman???” “As you see....” GENIUS

I was so fortunate to meet Anthony Quinn back in the 90s. I did a clay bust of Mr, Quinn, in a show I did at Ceasars, Las Vegas.. at a gallery in the Forum. I was demoing a clay there and got tired of the one I was working on... I saw posters of Anthony Quinn, on the wall of the gallery, promoting a one man show he was going to do in September that year.. I was there in August. I put aside my demo and started a bust of Mr. Quinn, there in the gallery. It really was starting to look like him. His agent was there, unbeknowst to me, and she was watching me work on the clay.. After she left, the gallery owner asked me to get this clay, cast into bronze at the foundry I work with.. He told me the agent loved what I'd done and they wanted to presnet the finished bronze to Mr Quinn at his show. I got the foundry to speed the casting process of the clay to bronze.. and it was shipped to the gallery in time for Quinn's show. They flew me back down to Vegas so I could present him with his bronze bust at a banquett in his honor.. What an amazing experience.. I presented the bronze to Quinn and he was so moved, he hugged me... I'll never ever forget that.. EVER..

His first words, his first line set the whole tone of his portrayal of this character... "What are you doing Englishman?"

Peter O'Toole improvised the entire scene where he examines his new outfit. David Lean told him to do whatever he felt was natural. He realized that anyone in that situation would want to see what they looked like, so he used his dagger as the only method of seeing his reflection, and then noticed that the robes looked like wings in his shadow, so he played with that for a while. After the scene was finished, he overheard Lean mutter under his breath, "Clever boy."

Have you noticed when people talk about this movie they don't talk about a specific scene they liked unlike other novies. They speak about it a whole, as an experience, as if they had been on journey and had now seen the desert, the Arabs, the campaign and met the people. It's an extraordinary film and every moment is a masterpiece of acting and directing.

This film completely hypnotizes me. It is a wonder.

My favorite movie (next to Lion in Winter) and the finest film and score ever produced by the superb David Lean with The Great Peter O'Toole and the best cast ever assembled in the world. I saw it at the LA Fox in 61 when I was 6, and again at 32 with the added scenes at 34 wks' with child. God bless Peter O'Toole, the last of our great Irish actors (aye, Irish lass) agus beannacht liat Dia! They don't make films like this anymore. Brilliant, exciting, perfection, amazing. Thank you, Mr. O'T!

Anthony Quinn - RIP .. freakin legendary actor

What acting and what a film! Majestic.

greatest movie ever made

Saw this film on the huge cinema screen when I was child was truly Epic

4:45 The face expression of Anthony Quinn... PRICELESS!

Anthony Quinn tout comme Peter O'toole et Omar Shariff, était un très grand acteur, c'est tous les acteurs de cette génération du reste qui étaient largement au dessus du lot et bien plus grands que tous les charlots qu'on voit sur les écrans de nos jours.

One of the finest and most comprehensive movies ever produced.

Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca "Anthony Quinn " Born in Chihuahua Mexico during the Mexican Revolution ,His Mother Manuela "Nellie" Oaxaca was of AZTEC ancestry ,His Father Francisco Quinn of Irish -Mexican ancestry Born in Mexico ;rode with Pancho Villa .. Viva Anthony Quinn !!

This is my favourite movie of all time. It has the true story ,the acting ,the music the scenery But, most of all, each scene is a masterpiece of cinema. . It's captivating.

What a magnificent film ! Can't help but notice the similarities in the dessert scenes and when George Lucas first released the first Star Wars movie. Then again I can't help noticing Lucas --- Luke Skywalker

to the four who dislike ... you wouldn't know great acting if it bit you on the arse!

One of my favorite movies

I can't watch this for a few months. I only watch this scene in 120degree heat.

Deux grands acteurs, Peter O'Toole et Anthony Quinn dans le rôle d'Auda Abu Tayi. Et un autre grand acteur, Omar Sharif dans le rôle du Cheik Ali ibn el Karish ! Film magnifique et l'histoire d'un homme hors du commun, Thomas-Edward Lawrence, Lawrence d'Arabie, El Aurens qui a pu réunir les tribus arabes. Wonferful vidéo ! Congratulations !

The CGI is awesome in this film!

Magnificent!

All the good ones are being taken lately. RIP

Anybody notice that the director of the movie makese Lawrence's shadow plays significant part in many scenes .

I am a RIVER to my people!

That kid on that horse coming down that sand hill was impressive horsemanship for one so young well done

I pity the other actors appearing In the same scenes with mr Quinn, he just blows them off screen with his powerful presence!

Great scene after great scene after great scene...

Actually Auda quickly became one of Lawrence's most staunch supporters (instead of just a greedy war lord) and became quite the diplomat. Auda's family sued when the film came out because they were so upset about how the film had portrayed Auda. from an artistic perspective, however, the character makes sense, and Anthony Quinn is a genius.

when film-making was true to its craft

Good night, sweet prince. RIP

Quinn is the best of all

Continuity. Great movie, but when the scene starts and Lawrence is walking, the sun is directly overhead. Hardly any shadow. Then after he replaces the knife, he faces his shadow which now longer as the sun is behind him. Like 30 seconds later.

Love that seen where Anthony Quinn says he is a river to his people... while they sit in a circle eating... Omar was very believable in his part....movies like that are few & far between...good night movie goers..eat your popcorn...

Superbe film. Superbe Quin

Superbes acteurs aujourd'hui disparus. Où sont ils ? Les reverrons nous un jour ?😢

Rest in peace.

Bellissimi tutti e tre.Alida.

Rest in peace!

@adelaide102 Yes. The screen shots of the men in circle around the well is very powerful both cinamentography, and pyschologically.

Mon film culte…et une des plus belle scène qui illustre bien la complexité du personnage

❤the best

Cinamatography is now a lost art, using the camera to tell a story. Now everything is shot in a documentary style with constant editing and no stop talking.

gosto de uma das melhores cenas desse filme foi quando o Lawrence entra no clube dos oficiais Inglês que era muito restrito a todos não sendo inglês e ele foi até ao balcão e fez um pedido .

Hay! Lawrence! Look out for quick sand, it is dangereous, you can not walk around like this, suddenly you fall in and disappear

I hate the fake nose on Anthony Quinn, but that's acting! I love the humor with Ali and Auda insulting each other while Lawrence is back there looking dumb with his hands in the air because he's being held up by a child! So funny. I've also wondered whether Ali was being portrayed by a bad guy because they dressed him in black. I would have thought black was the last color desert people would wear because it absorbs heat! It's artistic license, sure, but an interesting question.

And now; on to the Wells of Badr!

Anthony Quinn could ride a horse.

it's about a british officer in ww1 called T E lawrence who lead the Arab revolt against Turkey, great movie!

Anthony quinn. Steals this film. He is the dogs bollocks. I love him in this film.

Lawrence: *_"Call off your men."_*

Gente do céu imaginem o calor que tem o Saara.

My crand mather play in this movie

@tiredoldbag Robbed is too strong. Gregory Peck put on a command performance in "To Kill a Mockingbird" The Academy had to pick one of them. Truly epic performances by both actors. Certainly better than the crud they put out today.

Not actually history....Just enjoy 😉 the masters at work.... ❤️ 💕 ♥️ 💗 💖

That's what you call an offer you can't refuse 😄

1:18 Well that's... awkward.

"As you see." 😂

Que gazela...

@IrisMG Bless you. Which part you are not sure about?

It must have been fun for Omar Sherif to wear black n the desert!

its a piece of genius casting quinn.a brilliant movie with wonderful acting but at this point after gasim the desert crossing and lawrence being accepted by ali and his men we need some boost to the story to top the brilliance we have watched as we are so wrapped up by the desert we really kind of forget why they are doing it so fascinated are we by lawrences story.quinn plays big larger than life a real bandit king.auda wasnt like that in real life but who cares neither was lawrence this is how lean sees it.quinn throughout is the one character who has no higher ambition no secret agenda he is auda abu tayii legend hero theif greatest bandit in arabia.quinn plays it to the hilt.at the end he best sums up the tragedy of lawrence and the whole desert arabian situation.he sees it for what it is a political game that isnt worth worrying about because it doesnt matter.he offers the one thing lawrence desires but cant have come back with me to the desert we can have fun keep robbing who cares about all this politics.lawrence of course cant go.ali appears spouting the new united arabia until one word from quinn has him going for his sword ! quinn laughs this is the real arabia tribe against tribe as its always been.alone he looks at his reflection laughs at the moon and goes home the only character com[letely unchanged by events.sheer brilliance.

4:22 to 5:15 best part of this video.

greek language was widely spoken from the west and east , but look at it now only greek people speak it the wisdom of history that the sheer brilliance transfer from nation to another and so on by the way , please don`t explain my words as a sign of hating west

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I like report on Anthony Quinn had line " I have 23 great wounds and have killed 75 men in battle " when asked if did not go to far with this said " No real person said the 75 were Arabs he felt it was below him to count Turks "

How I miss going to the movies and being introduced to amazing and thrilling pageantry and spectacle. All done by non-cgi special effects. As a boy I was enthralled by Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-Hur, Patton and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The only movie of the last 30 years that comes close was 1992’s Last of the Mohicans”. Today is crap, full of sjw b.s. and leftist agenda’s.

@soranB55 I'm not sure what you're talking about. Can you start over?

This is the best of all films. It is a master piece of art. It is a perfect movie but for one detail: It was Lawrence who spoke arabic with the others and not the others speaking in broken english. Hearing all them arabs speak english gives a sense of fakeness.

The part where he pulls his dagger out and puts it back in his holster is so anticlimactic.

This basically a film about how English, American, and Mexican filmmakers think Bedouin Arabs think behave and talk.

You forgot to take your pills

What are you doing Englishman?

Quiet the Scene...dob1945usaDOC..

Antony Quim is Auda Abu Tayi

The kid should've bought it when he pulled the revolver on Lawrence. I would remake the entire film just to right this wrong.

hehe, I love the movie..love the characters..love the acting... ...its that nagging western imperialism intruding....

@juicecreg who ? arabs? yes they r..... yes we r I'm 1/4 arab myself!!!

@tiredoldbag and you could pick O'Toole over Gregory Peck? That's like picking between Rachel Welch an Cheryl Tiegs.

Tool by name, tool by nature.

ههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههه هذا هو لورنس العرب امحق

Lawrence got very excited when the young boy turned up.

So every Arab in the desert spoke perfect English? 👌🥴👌

I wonder about how camel wrangler train camels for riding...dob1945usaDOC..