What You Can Learn from Lawrence of Arabia's Cuts

It’s a masterclass in editing, Lawrence of Arabia, and it awaits your appreciation.

I didn’t feel this way until watching it this last time, over the previous three days, which was perhaps my seventh or eighth viewing. I have been watching it for almost 35 years now.

I knew of the classic cut that is hailed as one of the greats. It occurs when T.E. Lawrence gets assigned the mission he thinks will be “fun,” the job of contacting Prince Feisel in the Arabian Peninsula.

The second shot below immediately follows the shot above it.