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Lawrence: After Arabia

“Lawrence: After Arabia” is the final act in the TE Lawrence story which chronologically follows David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962) which starred Peter O’Toole as T.E. Lawrence and “Lawrence: A Dangerous Man” (1996) which starred Ralph Fiennes in the starring role. “Lawrence: After Arabia” started pre-production with funding and investment being gathered and cast, filmmakers and locations being chosen in January 2018. The production of the film ran from October 2018 to June 2019 and was shot on location in Dorset. Post production completed in January 2020 with a planned release in May 2020 delayed until March 2021 due to Cov19.

The film is the story of the last years of the life of T.E. Lawrence - Lawrence of Arabia - a scholar, writer, soldier and reluctant hero. Retiring to his cottage in Dorset he hopes to escape his past but is pulled into political intrigue. While he has powerful friends, with his uncompromising manner he has made dangerous enemies. As they plot against him he dies in a tragic motorcycle accident. However, with such enemies was his untimely death an assassination and cover up by the British Secret Service?



The film is British-made and independent in the style of its predecessors and other classic British films such as “The King’s Speech”, “Ghandi” and “Chariots of Fire”.

The film crew includes: Mark J.T. Griffin	... Director / Screenplay / Producer, Ingrid Grupping	       ... Producer, Simon Lawrence	       ... Director of photography, Kirsten Sare	       ... Makeup department head/hair & makeup designer, Jennie Veale	       ... Costume

Soundtrack by Clifford White, Rick Wakeman, Guy Protheroe, Chris Thompson and Bruce Woolley and included the song "After Arabia" performed by Chris Thompson and written by Bruce Woolley and Mark J.T. Grififn

The film's cast includes: Brian Cox	         ... Epilogue / Father (Voice), Hugh Fraser	 ... Lord Allenby, Michael Maloney	 ... George Brough, Nicole Ansari-Cox ... Sarah Lawrence and Tom Barber-Duffy ... T.E. Lawrence