<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The film was made by Horizon Pictures and Columbia Pictures . Principal photography began on 15 May 1961 and ended on 21 September 1962 . </P> <P> The desert scenes were shot in Jordan and Morocco, as well as Almería and Doñana in Spain . It was originally to be filmed entirely in Jordan; the government of King Hussein was extremely helpful in providing logistical assistance, location scouting, transportation, and extras . O'Toole did not share the love of the desert of the character he played, stating in an interview, "I loathe it ." Hussein himself visited the set several times during production and maintained cordial relationships with cast and crew . During the production of the film, Hussein met and married Toni Gardner, who was working as a switchboard operator in Aqaba . The only tension occurred when Jordanian officials learned that English actor Henry Oscar did not speak Arabic but would be filmed reciting the Qur'an . Permission was granted only on condition that an imam be present to ensure that there were no misquotations . </P> <P> In Jordan, Lean planned to film in the real Aqaba and the archaeological site at Petra, which Lawrence had been fond of as a place of study . However, the production had to be moved to Spain, much to Lean's regret, due to cost and outbreaks of illness among the cast and crew before these scenes could be shot . The attack on Aqaba was reconstructed in a dried river bed in southern Spain (at 37 ° 1 ′ 25" N 1 ° 52 ′ 53" W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.02361 ° N 1.88139 ° W ﻿ / 37.02361; - 1.88139); it consisted of more than 300 buildings and was meticulously based on the town's appearance in 1917 . The execution of Gasim, the train attacks, and Deraa exteriors were filmed in the Almería region, with some of the filming being delayed because of a flash flood . The Sierra Nevada mountains filled in for Azrak, Lawrence's winter quarters . The city of Seville was used to represent Cairo, Jerusalem, and Damascus, with the appearance of Casa de Pilatos, the Alcázar of Seville, and the Plaza de España . All of the interiors were shot in Spain, including Lawrence's first meeting with Faisal and the scene in Auda's tent . </P>

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