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How accurate was the depiction of T.E. Lawrence in 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962)?

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How accurate was the 1962 movie 'Lawrence of Arabia' to reality?

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How accurate is the 1962 movie 'Lawrence of Arabia' in relation to the real T.E. Lawrence?

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How did Science-Fiction in particular become so popular in the 50s and 60s, especially as it was a comparatively new genre?

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'Star Wars' came out at a time of cinema decline, in very few theaters. Its financiers didn't believe in it, most of the cast didn't either. How did it become, arguably, the biggest franchise in the world?

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How accurate is the 1962 film 'Lawerence of Arabia'?

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Why, and how, did science fiction as a genre become 'dominant' in the 1980's in film?

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I'm not trying to sound racist, but, why is it that Europe advanced technologically and culturally ("got better") but with an equal amount of time The Americas, Africa and Australiasia didn't really make it past a "primitive" culture?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How accurate was the depiction of T.E. Lawrence in 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962)?	1287
How accurate was the 1962 movie 'Lawrence of Arabia' to reality?	115
How accurate is the 1962 movie 'Lawrence of Arabia' in relation to the real T.E. Lawrence?	52
How did Science-Fiction in particular become so popular in the 50s and 60s, especially as it was a comparatively new genre?	29
'Star Wars' came out at a time of cinema decline, in very few theaters. Its financiers didn't believe in it, most of the cast didn't either. How did it become, arguably, the biggest franchise in the world?	17
How accurate is the 1962 film 'Lawerence of Arabia'?	8
Why, and how, did science fiction as a genre become 'dominant' in the 1980's in film?	2
I'm not trying to sound racist, but, why is it that Europe advanced technologically and culturally ("got better") but with an equal amount of time The Americas, Africa and Australiasia didn't really make it past a "primitive" culture?	1