Throughout his career, Peter O'Toole was notorious for fluffing his lines by breaking into fits of laughter. This film, his first major starring role, was no exception.It first became evident in the key scene where he first meets Prince Faisal, played by Alec Guinness, who had a formidable reputation not only for his acting ability, but his total professionalism on stage and set. Time and again, O'Toole made his grand entrance into the Bedouin tent to act out the dramatic scene with Guinness, and time and again he burst into laughter, ruining the takes. Finally, with Guinness getting totally ticked and David Lean getting exasperated at the waste of time and footage, the famed director turned to O'Toole and told him to take a long walk and compose himself. O'Toole did so, and, mortified at his own behavior, thoroughly chastised himself during the break and returned to the set with a steely resolve to get through the scene in a professional manner. With the cameras rolling once more and everyone expecting another outburst of laughter from O'Toole, he entered the tent, approached Alec Guinness, and finally managed to get the first line out with a straight face. Alec Guinness, with his own nerves on edge in expectation of another ruined take from O'Toole, promptly burst out laughing.
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