Robert Bolt

T.E. Lawrence, Kuzey Afrika’da konuşlanmış İngiliz ordusunda görevli genç bir teğmendir. İstihbarat bölümünün harita kısmındaki pozisyonundan mutsuz olan Lawrence, bugün Suudi Arabistan olan bölgede araştırma görevi teklif edilince heyecanla kabul eder. Bölgede savaşmakta olan Arap ordusunun komutanı olan Prens Feisal’ı gözlemlemekte olan Lawrence, bir süre sonra bölgede kalarak Prens’e yardım etmeye karar verir. Tarihin en ünlü casuslarından biri olan Lawrence, Araplar’ı Osmanlılar’a karşı kışkırtıp, Arap topraklarına batılı medeniyetlerin girmesine ön ayak olmuştu.

In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert Mitchum (1917-97) to let himself be filmed simply hanging out with friends, telling anecdotes from his life and recording jazz standards.

Interviews analyzing and looking back at the making of, and the impact made by, of one of the greatest epic films ever produced.

In this promotional short for the feature film Doctor Zhivago (1965), director David Lean explains why he chose the performers for the leading roles in the movie.

A television documentary on the life and career of British film director David Lean. Scenes of Lean directing are intercut with personal interviews in which the director explains his methods, the beginnings of his career, and his relationships with actors and actresses.

After a short biography of author Boris Pasternak, we get a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Doctor Zhivago (1965).

Director David Lean became involved in the search for an anchor lost by Captain Cook in 1773. This documentary follows the search for this historic item.

The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from 27 May 2012. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, the show aims to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience.