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Lawrence of Arabia reference


Toward the end of the movie Alec Guinness in in the car on the way to the cemetery with Richard Burton. He says to Burton, something like, "It's right out of Lawrence of Arabia".
I missed the beginning of the scene. Does anyone know what it was in The Comedians he was referring to?

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SPOILER BELOW:




Since Guinness claimed he fought in Burma in WWII, Burton (among others) suggested to Guinness that Guinness militarily train the ragtag Haitian rebels.
In response to Burton's suggestion, Guinness replies "like Lawrence of Arabia" (or words to that effect). Of course, it's a giggle cuz Guinness was in the film "Lawrence of Arabia"; he played Prince Feisal.

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