Q 10: Could it be Lawrence of Arabia?I haven't seen the movie; so I don't know how it ends ...Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO (16 August 1888[5] – 19 May 1935), known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a
British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916–18.
At the age of 46, two months after leaving the service,[17] Lawrence was fatally injured in an accident on his Brough Superior SS100 motorcycle in Dorset, close to his cottage, Clouds Hill, near Wareham. A dip in the road obstructed his view of
two boys on their bicycles; he swerved to avoid them, lost control and was thrown over the handlebars. He died six days later on 19 May 1935. The spot is marked by a small memorial at the side of the road.
The circumstances of Lawrence's death had far-reaching consequences. One of the doctors attending him was the neurosurgeon Hugh Cairns. He was profoundly affected by the incident, and consequently began a long study of what he saw as the unnecessary loss of life by
motorcycle dispatch riders through head injuries. His research led to the use of crash helmets by both military and civilian motorcyclists.[18]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_ArabiaIn 1935, Thomas Edward "T. E." Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) is speeding his motorcycle down a narrow English country lane. He crashes and dies to avoid hitting two boys who are cycling on the wrong side of the road. Later, at a memorial service held for Lawrence at St Paul's Cathedral, reporters try to gain insights into this remarkable, enigmatic man from people who knew him, with little success....
The Arabs set up a council to administer the city, but they are desert tribesmen, ill-suited for such a task. Unable to maintain the electricity, telephones, and waterworks, and bickering constantly with each other, they soon abandon most of Damascus to the British. Lawrence is promoted to colonel and then immediately ordered home, his usefulness at an end to the real victors. The negotiations are left to Faisal and the British diplomats.
A dejected Lawrence is driven away in a staff car.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_%28film%29
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