WHO KILLED LAWRENCE OF ARABIA? Plus post-show Q&A
TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 7.30pm (CINEMA)
Tickets and information 01202 280000
Who Killed Lawrence of Arabia? is a feature length documentary showing at Lighthouse Poole on Tuesday 12 November which provides an in-depth investigation into the motorcycle crash which ended the life of T E Lawrence, aka Lawrence of Arabia, in 1935. Uncovering compelling evidence it proves Lawrence’s crash was no accident, but an assassination.
Expert input is provided by historians and investigators Andrew Gough, Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe, Niall Cooper, motorcycle expert Julian Amos, probability expert Paul Swift, writers and T E Lawrence experts Jan Woolf and Mark J T Griffin, and senior lecturer in Arab Studies, Feras Alkabani. The documentary is narrated by Russell Biles.
To support the story it includes drama footage from Lawrence: After Arabia a full-length feature film, shot in Dorset, which was released in October 2021. The film starred Hugh Fraser, Michael Maloney, Nicole Cox with the voice of Brian Cox and Tom Barber Duffy. The film won 32 awards at 20 festivals including Best Picture, Audience Award, Special Jury Prize, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Song and Best Soundtrack.
The documentary is made by the same filmmakers.
Based on the non-fiction book, Who Killed Lawrence of Arabia? (published in August 2022) the films delves deeply into the crash approaching the death as a murder – who would benefit and who had the means, motive and opportunity to remove Lawrence?
The documentary follows the same approach investigating Lawrence’s fatal crash, his death and the aftermath. Through investigation and document examination it reveals a plethora of evidence for an assassination, but none for an accident – challenging the official story.
The documentary is contemporary and relevant, directly connecting Lawrence’s military campaign a century ago in the Middle East to the current ongoing conflict.