Lawrence of Arabia

This is Lawrence as he first appears in the desert on his way to meet Prince Feisal... still dressed in his tropical British Army uniform and wearing Arab headress.

Omar Sharif made an impressive entrance in the movie dressed all in black and riding towards Lawrence at the well. The movie "Ali" was actually a compilation of several actual Arab leaders.

During the Arab revolt against the Turks in 1916-1918 one of Lawrence’s staunchest Arab allies was the Bedouin Leader, Auda Abu Tayi. Portrayed on film in the 1962 epic by Anthony Quinn this dramatic figure sits astride his captured Arab stallion with his revolver held aloft.

Accompanying Auda is his personal flagbearer carrying the tradional Islamic green flag emblazoned with a verse from the Koran, “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah!”

Prince Feisal was protected by a hand-picked group of Nubian warriors. - See more at: http://www.kingandcountry.com/feisals-mounted-bodyguard-p-8468.html#sthash.zzyPg5Qa.dpuf

Typically all of the Prince’s bodyguards wore special scarlett red cloaks to identify them among the bedouin of the Arab Army. - See more at: http://www.kingandcountry.com/standing-feisal-bodyguard-p-8469.html#sthash.6AHFkOCv.dpuf

Contrary to both movie and myth the Arab armies were supplied with more British Military Advisors than just T.E. Lawrence. Garland, for practical reasons, has adopted traditional Bedouin head dress. - See more at: http://www.kingandcountry.com/major-garland-p-7920.html#sthash.HeDLb4VR.dpuf