After deciding to cast an unknown actor in the role of T.E. Lawrence, Sir David Lean arranged a screen test for Albert Finney shortly before the release of the movie Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), which would make Finney a star. The extensive screen test involved costumes, sets, and included actors Ferdy Mayne and Laurence Payne, and it was shot over four days at a cost of £100,000. In addition to Lean, the test was attended by cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth, assistant director Gerry O'Hara, editor Anne V. Coates, producer Sam Spiegel, and Anthony Nutting, an expert on Arabian history. It was unanimously agreed that the screen test was excellent, and Finney was offered the part of Lawrence. However, Finney turned it down, as he did not want to be committed to the long-term contract that he would have been required to sign.
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