I highly recommend the book Lawrence in Arabia, by Scott Anderson, which puts that story in context. It follows four people active in the area at the time: TE Lawrence (who first went to the Middle East as an archaeologist), an American employee of Standard Oil, the leader of a Jewish spy ring working with the British, and a Turkish official. Very interesting.

https://www.powells.com/book/lawrence-in-arabia-978030747641...

This one is also one of the rare movies that benefit from a higher resolution. Watch it as 4k from a big screen. It will look fantastic.

Yes and:

I saw Lawrence of Arabia in its original format when the Cinerama in Seattle reopened.

Blew my mind.

Sure, I had seen it on cable and thought "meh". In its original format, it's a totally different movie.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_%28film%29#...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CinemaScope

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Cinerama#Major_1990s_r...

I have no idea how 4K and CinemaScope compare.

It seems the film has been further restored since I last viewed it.

That's what David⁸ did in Prometheus T10m58s and he enjoyed the film so much that the next two Alien movies were about a robot imitating T.E. Lawrence.

I recommend the book T E Lawrence wrote on which the movie was based upon: "Seven Pillars of Wisdom".

I recommend the Sabatron song with the same title : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaW76aDKObk

No clue if it is accurate or not but a good song.

It’s available on Project Gutenberg (Australia):

http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100111h.html