Well you have a good eye and discerning opinion, because it is in no doubt 1 of the best movies ever made......coming from another-non movie expert.....for what it's worth, anyway.

As a huge, life long filmophile, the Oscars have committed some very agregious robberys over the years.

​@@nonadeplume1145 Precisely true. And that is the very reason winning an Oscar is not a true and valid indicator of a "great" movie, or "great" actor, etc. More often, winning an Oscar is the result of a popularity or pity contest decided only by those in the movie industry, and not the peoples for whom the movie was intended. Hey! I just noticed "Nona".....that was what I used to call my grandmother...'Nona" short for Winona. Thanks for making me reflect and think about her. It's almost like she is sending me a messeage to never forget.

aww Michael, I am so glad I brought good memories to you. Actually Nona de Plume is a play on Nom de Plume, also known as a pen name. This got me thinking about all of the robberies committed by the Academy and one popped into my mind. 1977 best movie went to.... Rocky! Now Rocky is a fine movie about the traditional underdog. However it beat 'Network' and 'Taxi Driver's. Both very ground breaking films on so many levels. At least Stallone did not win best actor. That went, postumiously, to Finch. Tho, imo, DeNiro was superior as Travis. I presume some good will towards Finch was intended as he had just recently dropped dead from something to do with his alcoholism iirc. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I have always thought Peck came across as a holier than thou Pecker. But that's just my opinion.

Good call Mihael, amazing lyrics to "Seven Pillars of Wisdom".

A fellow man of culture I see

Yaasss, another sabaton fan 😃

He was wrong

Carlsilverman754 get lost basement troll your just here to act like a tough guy

Wanna say that means sons of thunder, Jesus gave than same to two of his disciples.

Who would've thought?

History didn't start until 1776.

Lol

@@TonyFromChicago_ That ain't true

@@acyeetus9101 You're right, its more than true. It's the Truth.

WTF cares?

Surprised your surprised all you need to know is he betrayed the Arabs it is no wonder he hid away like the cowardly dog he was.

@@michaelmoss3736 Ha, glad you are so well read.

The Muslims did not need a Brit to fight for them

@@carlsilverman754: From hearing that story, I don't think I can argue your point there. I appreciate the like/reply there, thank you.

Carlsilverman754 obviously they did

nothing sad about drowning in alcohol

He seperated the Arabs

Yes, been to Clouds Hill (circa 1992), fascinating place and very necessary for understanding him. Not so much "backing into limelight" as "backing into peace". He was a man driven by vanity, but was intelligent and self aware enough to be suitably ashamed about it.

@@jerrygerza7565 Exactly but I think 'backing into the limelight ' is a perfect way of describing him as, on the one hand, he hated all the publicity and on the other he craved it. I'm just sorry that the Arab Campaign overshadows his other achievements. His work on air sea rescue is still used by the RLNI today. His archaeological work is beyond compare, I was rather over awed by his thesis on crusader castles and didn't feel that I had the intellectual chops to tackle it but now I feel that perhaps that was a bit of false modesty. Also his work at Carcamech is seminal. It's been six years since I've last been so all I learned is a bit pickled but I came away with, and maintain to this day, the greatest of respect and admiration for Ned, he was something else. Ps. If you haven't been and you're able it's well worth visiting Wareham to see the Kennington Effigy in the church of Saint Martin on the wall. I cried. It was beyond beautiful and well worth a visit.

Spot on! I visited Cloud's Hill back in the Summer of 1987 and was always fascinated by TE as my grandfather's history crossed paths with his. He fought alongside TE during the Arab revolt until they reached Damascus. People always used to ask my grandad this question, what was TE's legacy? He used to answer by saying, TE, had ultimately served the British Empire. He was able to turn a bunch of nomads into organized warriors. TE had a knack of building bridges with the Arabs, an excellent communicator, a relationship builder and a great salesman. He sold the Arabs a dream that the British ended up living. He romanticised Arab history with Western colonialism. Maybe in his heart of hearts his intentions were good and meaningful but, the British Army and politics had crushed his desires as he was merely a small cog in a massive imperial machine. TE used his knowledge of the Arabs to unite them; language, religion, history & values - those were all inherit in all the Arab tribes but they needed guidance. Looking at the Middle East today, one would understand why it had to remain divided. Not the French but the British, they had used a policy of divide and conquer in order to easily rule them. Those were policies that TE had provided his superiors, maybe inadvertently, but nevertheless, they were used to benefit from. On a final note, I see TE as a magnet - he was able to get in there, galvanize all those little bits (Arabs) then turned them into a lethal force to take down or repel an old and decrepit enemy (Turks). Other Arab leaders had tried to follow TE's footsteps but failed miserably due to foreign influences & lack of unity in the ranks.

Yes when he gets to Russian names he tries out a new version in every sentence.

I agree. 1000%! AND hle talks so fast that I put these on 3/4 speed so it actually sounds normal. And it absolutely gets old seeing his mug. We don't need to see it except at the beginning I guess

also tokugawa ieyasu

Do one on my uncle joe too

Also, from what I know, he was captive by the turks and raped.

Lol nice joke

@@coinzzy1511 it's a true story but yeah, it's okay. Laugh at it if this makes u happy ❤️

I believe Ernest Hemingway also had PTS. saw it in one of his books.

@@maryhampton4410 highly probable

Oz does not get enough credit for its part in ww2 just like Russia and that’s all the nice things I will ever say abt them lol

@@quasarsavage Australian Army in WW2 First to stop the Wehrmacht (Tobruk: April to November 1941 . 9th Division ) First to stop the Japanese Army and force them to retreat (Kokoda and Milne Bay).

@@ChristopherNFP the Canadians craked the Western front in the 100 days offensive. Another under appreciated lot, and the boar captured Namibia off of the Germans in 1914..

No one conquered or took the surrender of Damascus. The first bands of Arab Revolt cavalry arrived at the southern gates of the city at dusk. At about the same time the last Turkish troops were fleeing from the northern gates. Sharif Nasr sent a scouting party inside. They found the Arab flag already flying at the city hall and received reports that the Turks were gone - though they had left many sick and wounded behind. The Australian light horse entered the next morning. That is according to George Antonius, and historical accounts agree that the Turks did not fight for the city.

Already a film, ‘Queen of the Desert’ starring Nicole Kidman.

Yeah that would be a great one as well

And the reason why the Middle East is a dumpster fire today, too! :)

There already is. Look it up on the channel.

Certainly an interesting figure, from his role in WWII and his controversial friendship with collaborators of the Nazis, his role during the Algeria independence war, to his rise as the longest serving president of France (which probably won't be beaten because now the maximum is 2 times 5 years mandate). A few of his accomplishments: the first to appoint a woman as prime minister (the second one is the new prime minister), the abolition of the death penalty, the French-German tightening friendship and strengthening of the EU, but also the suicide of his prime minister Pierre Beregovoy, his many secrets that were reveled after his death (battling cancer his whole presidency, his secret daughter) and many other scandals swept under the rug.

I wanted to watch this video mostly to see if Gertude Bell was mentioned

The Australians were not allowed to take their horses back to Australia. Rather than give them to the arabs they shot them. They were not happy.

Great film

Cook fact, O'Toole was actually a foot taller than the real Lawrence whom he portrayed in the movie adaptation.

He probably got that quote from the Battlefield 1 mission

Big things have small beginnings.

Welcome back to the Cult of Simon! :D

@@aq5426 haha, you're right! After watching this, a bunch of his other videos popped up and I watched them for quite a while. 😆

Lol because before then Arabia was a bastion of peace and utopia

Do you have access to an internet search engine? It's a really neat thing that lets you find almost anything you need on the internet.

@@thelunchbox420x nothing on Google and Yahoo

@@jjmars9160 Maybe it doesn't exist then.

I have searched before, and not found one yet. Truly hard to believe and tragic that there is no voice recording of him. :(

@@marianhreads Radio was still relatively new when he was alive and talking films were still a relative novelty.

Love that channel!

In his childhood and youth, they were bicycles.

Still buried in Baghdad! She was an incredible woman

*MAY THE LAND THEY CLAIM ON TO LAWRENCE NAME, SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM LIGHTS THE FLAME*

Australian General Sir John Monash had to fix Haig’s stupid military decisions.

If only Lawrence inspired boys to learn 8 languages rather than hunt wild boars and kill many men . . . .

how do you feel about the withdrawl?

Ugh sorry *much and *rewinding now u got me all speed force...good vid enjoying just slow down, you a mile a minute

LORD Jesus