David Lean and then push on for independence. After some hesitation, Alec Guinness once again appeared, in his fourth David Lean film, as the Arab leader, Prince Faisal, despite his misgivings from their conflicts on "Bridge on the River Kwai". French composer Maurice Jarre, on his first Lean film, created a soaring film score with a famous theme and won his first Oscar for Best Original Score. The film turned actor Peter O'Toole, playing Lawrence, into an international star, was nominated for ten Oscars and won seven, including Best Picture and Lean's second win for Best Director. He remains the only British
BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay Kill" – Paul Dehn "The Bridge on the River Kwai" – Pierre Boulle "The Man Who Never Was" – Nigel Balchin "The Ladykillers" – William Rose "The Young Lovers" – George Tabori, Robin Estridge BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay The BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay was a British Academy Film Award from 1954 to 1967. "A Man for All Seasons" – Robert Bolt "Morgan!" – David Mercer "Darling" – Frederic Raphael "The Pumpkin Eater" – Harold Pinter "Tom Jones" – John Osborne "Lawrence of Arabia" – Robert Bolt "The Day the Earth Caught Fire" – Wolf Mankowitz and