Lawrence of Arabia hits the big screen again this year as the movie celebrates its fiftieth anniversary.
The movie has been re-mastered for the re-release the movie looks set to enthral a new generation.
To celebrate we take a look at some of the other major movies that are celebrating major milestones this year.
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia was released back in 1962 and saw David Lean back in the director's chair.
The movie depicts Lawrence's experiences in Arabia during World War I with Peter O'Toole taking on the title role.
Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn and Omar Sharif make up an impressive cast and the movie was met by huge critical acclaim when it was released.
The movie was nominated for ten Oscars - going on to win seven including Best Picture.
Lawrence of Arabia is one of the great sweeping epics to have ever graced the big screen and went on to inspire a generation of filmmakers.
- Dr No (1962)
It was back in 1962 when Sean Connery uttered the words 'The name is Bond, James Bond' for the very first time - and an icon of cinemas was born.
Yes it is fifty years since Dr No hit the big screen and Bond has gone on to become one of the biggest franchises of all time in that fifty years.
The movie was based on the Ian Fleming novel of the same name while Terence Young was in the director's chair for the film.
Not only did Sean Connery first take on a role for which he will forever be remembered but Ursula Andress would kick off the Bond Girl tradition.
- To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
Another big movie to be celebrating fifty years this year is To Kill A Mockingbird - which was a big screen adaptation of the Harper Lee novel.
The movie saw Gregory Peck take on the role of Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge.
The movie is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time and the role of Finch is now synonymous with Peck.
The film was nominated for eight Oscars bring home three - including Best Actor for Peck. However it was to miss out on Best Picture and Best Director for Robert Mulligan.
- The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather is regarded as the greatest gangster movie of all time and this year the film celebrated it's fortieth anniversary.
Yes it was back in 1972 when we were introduced to the Corleone family on the big screen for the first time.
Francis Ford Coppola was in the director's chair and the movie was based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo.
Vito Corleone remains one of Marlon Brando's greatest parts while the role of Michael was to turn Al Pacino into a household name.
It was nominated for nine Oscars and walked away with the Best Picture gong.
- The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
The seventies were famous for big disaster movies and one of the best was The Poseidon Adventure, which was released back in 1972.
Forty years old this year this movie still remains one of the greatest in the genre as the likes of Gene Hackman, Carol Lynley and Ernest Borgnine were all on the cast list.
It was an adaptation of the Paul Gallico novel of the same name and Ronald Nearne was in the director's chair for the movie.
While this movie was a success the sequel Beyond the Poseidon Adventure did no fair so well.
- E.T. (1982)
E.T. remains one of the greatest kid's movies of all time and it is hard to believe that the Stephen Spielberg classic celebrated it's thirtieth anniversary this year.
The movie remains one of the jewels in Spielberg's crown as he delivered a movie that was action packed as well as having a real emotional punch.
The movie was a box office smash and went to be the biggest grossing movie of all time until Jurassic Park came along in the early nineties.
The movie was nominated for nine Oscars - including Best picture but lost out to Gandhi. However it is one of the most enduring movies of all time and is still thrilling audiences today.
- Gandhi (1982)
Speaking of Gandhi the Richard Attenborough directed movie is also celebrating thirty years this year.
The movie was a biopic about Mohandas K Gandhi a lawyer who became the leader of the Indian revolt against British rule through the idea of non violence.
It was Ben Kingsley who took on the title role and it still remains his most famous part as he went on to scoop the Best Actor prize.
Gandhi also won BEst PIcture at the Oscars that year as it beat off competition from E.T., Missing, Tootsie and The Verdict.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings series thrilled audiences all over the world for three consecutive years back in the noughties and it is The Two Towers that is celebrating an anniversary this December.
It was ten years ago that the second part of the Lord of the Rings hit the big screen as Peter Jackson adapted a novel many believed to be un-filmable.
The movie was a critical and commercial smash when it was released and it followed in the footsteps of The Fellowship of the Ring by being nominated for Best Picture - however it was to lose out to Chicago.
Lawrence of Arabia is back in cinemas's this week.
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