The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 22

4-B THE MIAMI HEBALD Saturday Dec 29 1962 a Memorable Film Classic up as possibly the greatest piece of symbolism in the film All life IS one long walk and talk and in the end? compensating impact And in the end these scenes photographed with museum art quality by A Young sum who abuses Lawrence and undermines his confidence that he is a man of destiny True there are some moments when the wearying walkie talkie technique of Lawrence and his band treking across wastelands discussing the future of Arabians make the senses swim However always they build to a punctuation mark of great RALPH MARINO'S AIR CONDITIONIDI GALLERY PLAYHOUSE Ilf OIRALDA AVI CORAL CAMS TINNISSII WILLIAMS' TORRIO DRAMA "CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF" RESERVE NOW FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE DlrMto by Prank Sckullor Curtain 1:30 PM Adm S2S0 hi 4-443 of a rebel-born "orphan" who Is lifted from a war office desk lieutenancy to leadership of the desert revolt which he believes will bring freedom from the Turks for his Arab comrads but about which the British have other Ideas There are at least eight other performers who must make the lists They are: Omar Sharif tremendous as first and last Arab ally Anthony Quinn as a rough proud and ruthless sheik Claude Rains serene but slimy slick as a British willing to give half a loaf to win a whole one Alec Guinness as his Arab opposite reconciled to giving a whole loaf to gain a half if he can save face in some way Arthur Kennedy as a newsman looking for a story even if he has to create it Also Jack Hawkins as General Allenby of the then talk philosophy: Anthony Quayle as a British officer with some of principle and vision and Jose Ferrer in a gem cameo as the Turk officer A By GEORGE BOURKE MoroM AmuMmtnt Editor THERE tias never been another motion picture quite like "Lawrence of Arabia" now in a two-a-day engagement at the Colony Theater on the Lincoln Rd Mall It comes close to being a perfect combination of all the cinematic arts with a dedication to by its makers so great that they have defied at least two traditions of their craft of is the story of the stranger than fiction exploits of a legendary non-conformist whose strange leadership in the burning sands of Arabia won great advantages for England during World War I Yet it has nary a trace of the ny sand and sex format of countless other sheik country epics not a woman in the cast! Secondly Producer Sam Speigel and Director David Lean have dared to give it a three hour and 40 minute running time a challenge to both eyes and bottoms (and powers of concentration) conditioned by years of program films aimed only at meeting the requirements of the habitual movie goer like so many taste-a-like bags of popcorn Their daring to be different is likely to pay off with many many boxoffice millions even at prices somewhat higher than at the neighborhood house It is even more certain to bring as many Academy Award nominations as did a previous Spiegel-Lean special on the River Comparison favorable with is inevitable Press International Photo ALL LEFT are the echos of adventure and this papier mache replica of the Arch of Constantine which was used in scenes during the filming of in Rome Rubble left from the dismantling of the set lies in the foreground Peter role of Lawrence interesting places and exciting things and goals Both evolve in areas of constant conflict But above all both are concerned primarily with people and principle "Lawrence of Arabia" has a superabundance of actionful sequences in which saber-slashing Arab horsemen clash with and slaughter machine-gun equipped Turks or in which single Arab is in conflict with brother Arab of a different tribe These have an intensity and a reality (because they were made in Arabia) that chills the blood But even of greater dramatic impact are the simple scenes of cat and mouse maneuvering frmm which comes the national level treachery over which both Lawrence the man and Lawrence the alien leader of the Arab revolt Is destroyed As Lawrence Peter creates a memorable portrait Sex Biz Is iz His Survey Shows SEASONS OREETINOS TO ALL MIAMI! ty Duke 7 A bit overproduced it was still miraculous musical thanks in large part to the driving performance of Robert Preston 8 ON THE It made up in beauty and size for what it lacked in dramatic impact 9 A remarka- By BOB THOMAS UhcKM Pratt AAOvlO-Tolevltlon Wrltir HOLLYWOOD Calif -'t was a good year for going the movies even if 1962 i produce any film that eemed to be an enduring classic The general run of Hollywood film provided entertainment of wide variety There was less welling on the sordid although ble intellectual experience it he year did bring and was a brave and successful at tempt at plumbing the hidden reaches of the mind 10 Here was high adventure at its best a drama that moved fast yet managed to be moving 11 audacious science fiction plot was not to be taken seriously it could be enjoyed as a suspense film ranking with the best of Hitchcock 12 OF ALCA- A Walk on the Wild VIovie makers found that sex md shock necessarily guarantee box office Here are the dozen American-made movies that seemed 'o this movie fan the most meritorious of 1962 1 OF Too long and some-imes diffuse it was neverthe-'ess a monumental achievement i In the use of the film medium 8 "TO KILL A MOCK- A modest lesson in human dignity it got closer managed t0 taf he heart than any recent mov- dlffcuit thme and turn into engrossing drama 3 DAY'S JOURNEY INTO Terrific-illy acted this filmed stage llay was a potent and demanding experience 4 An effective parable of good vs evil It was notable for the angelic performance of Terence Stamp 5 "THE LONGEST Almost as good as the original cast 6 WORKER" A beautifully acted duet between Anne Bancroft and Pat- 2 Shows Daily Mat 2 pm Eve 8:30 pm The Greatest Adventure Ever Lived Becomes The Greatest Adventure Ever Filmed! 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