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Summary: Excellent actings and realistic history
Review: As a student of Middle East history, I loved this movie. Lean's film was excellent as a movie, but its history was flawed and it gave Lawrence too much credit. Fiennes' portrayal is closer to the truth. As a fan of both Fiennes and Siddig, I loved the acting. I highly recommend this movie, but it helps if you are already familiar with the history of the Paris Peace Conference and of the Middle East during the early half of the century.
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Summary: Long overdue on DVD
Review: Follows up on where "Lawrence of Arabia" left off. It's 1919, WWI has ended. Lawrence and Feisel travel to the Paris Peace Conference in hopes of gaining independence for the Arabs but become entangled in diplomacy and political intrigue. This film was made for television so don't expect a majestic, wide-screen David Lean production. But what is here is very well done indeed and centers on the man behind the legend and touches on the psychological angst that drove him. Very well written and acted. Cast includes: Ralph Fiennes as Lawrence and Siddig El Fadil as Feisal. Highly recommended.
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Summary: It made me want to learn more
Review: I saw "Dangerous Man" BEFORE "Lawrence of Arabia." Although I love Peter O'Toole, Ralph Fiennes brought an added depth to the character of Lawrence that "Lawrence of Arabia" only hinted at. The politics were sometimes hard to follow, but the human relationships were strong and intriguing. It made me want to read more about Lawrence. END
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Summary: An Unqualified Recommendation
Review: If all we had of T.E. Lawrence were David Lean's epic "Lawrence of Arabia," we'd have fodder for generations of romantics, but despite its sumptuousness it relies heavily on the previous mythmaking of Lowell Thomas, and Lawrence's own dissembling in "Seven Pillars of Wisdom." "A Dangerous Man," offers a corrective without destroying the myth, by giving us a deeper portrait of Lawrence, and a more factual take on his desert adventures. World War One found its raison d'etre only after the war was declared. The assassination of a Serbian Archduke was the catalyst, but the war itself became a grab for resources, and in the mid-east, a continuation of the Great Game the superpowers had been playing for years. Rather than restricting the game to Afghanistan though, the entire region opened up for a land-grab of huge proportions, and the ill-fated peace conference in Versailles became the ultimate playing field. Lloyd George and Clemenceau represented "old Europe's" wheeling, dealing, and chicanery; while Woodrow Wilson represented the somewhat bumbling, idealistic, and ridiculed ideals of American self-determination as an unrealistic alternative to a world steeped in colonization. Lawrence and his Prince Feisal were the wild cards, and they played their cards like world-class sharks. "A Dangerous Man," is a top-notch movie, intelligently written, flawlessly directed, and superbly acted. It's one of the few celluloid histories that find fact more interesting than fiction, and it also serves as an interesting primer to recent events. My recommendation is unqualified; this is a movie worth seeing and talking about.
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Summary: How accurate is this movie?
Review: Spoiler alert. I just finished reading the chapter about the Arab Revolt in the book "Paris 1919," which details the events of the Paris Peace talks after the end of the Great War. There is nothing in that chapter about this letter documenting a British promise of Arab independence, which Lawrence was to have released to the press. Was that true? I would like to know.
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Summary: How accurate is this movie?
Review: Spoiler alert. I just finished reading the chapter about the Arab Revolt in the book "Paris 1919," which details the events of the Paris Peace talks after the end of the Great War. There is nothing in that chapter about this letter documenting a British promise of Arab independence, which Lawrence was to have released to the press. Was that true? I would like to know.
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Summary: Must Read Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Review: The revolt in the desert was a sideshow of a sideshow, so it is said... But, what about the long term consequences of the Paris Peace conf. and the mistreatment of the Arabs. This excellent film explains the history of some of the roots in the middle crisis in the modern time. Excellent acting, and excellent story telling. Lean's popular story is good, this work is again excellent and more factual.
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Summary: Immitation of the wonderful Lean epic!
Review: There is no way anyone can compare this movie to the superb David Lean version, Lawrence of Arabia. If you're looking for the greatest film of all time, Lawrence of Arabia is it! It gives the viewer insight into Lawrence's personality as well as the history of the time. Ralph Fiennes is not a bad actor, but he has a tendency, both in this movie and in The English Patient, to immitate Peter O'Toole! By the way, I suggest you watch Lawrence of Arabia first and then The English Patient in order to see how much the David Lean epic has influenced modern movies. The English Patient is a rip-off of Lawrence of Arabia....the only thing that is original is the love story!
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Summary: Immitation of the wonderful Lean epic!
Review: There is no way anyone can compare this movie to the superb David Lean version, Lawrence of Arabia. If you're looking for the greatest film of all time, Lawrence of Arabia is it! It gives the viewer insight into Lawrence's personality as well as the history of the time. Ralph Fiennes is not a bad actor, but he has a tendency, both in this movie and in The English Patient, to immitate Peter O'Toole! By the way, I suggest you watch Lawrence of Arabia first and then The English Patient in order to see how much the David Lean epic has influenced modern movies. The English Patient is a rip-off of Lawrence of Arabia....the only thing that is original is the love story!
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Summary: Superb viewing
Review: This is an excellent film which gives the viewer a more intimate view of the enigmatic Lawrence than its predecessor "Lawrence of Arabia." The acting and directing are first-class and the rapport between Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) and Feisal (Siddig El Fadil) is wonderful to watch.
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