It is that that rarity among films, a literate, intelligent epic in every sense of the word. The conflict in the “hero” is more internal than external. Peter O’Toole gave the most nuanced, complex rendering of an enigmatic hero,whose like had never been seen before 1962. All elements, the script, acting, cinematography and music form a perfect whole. O’ Toole’s snubbing for best actor in favor of Greg Peck is the most egregious blunder in Oscar history. Peck’s performace in “To Mockingbird if fine, but looking stoic and noble in a one dimensional role isn’t in the same league as the nuanced demands that O’Toole met in the character of to T.E. Lawrence.