[LexBaird]

The taking of Aqaba. One panning shot as the camera sweeps from the Arabs overrunning the Turkish pickets to them surging through the streets of the town to the final image of the Turkish naval gun pointing futilely out to sea.

Ever see it on a big screen, full cinemascope? It just doesn't have the impact on TV. The most important character in the whole movie is the desert, against which every man is a speck.

[Sam the Sham]

I have a widescreen. You can only see "Lawrence of Arabia" properly on a widescreen TV.

Yes, the speck on the horizon shot Lean used so well there.