The squad car rammed into a wall and burst into flames as the hood shot open.Sean helped to drag Rennie from the front seat and McCulloch from the back seat, but Miss Van Deusen was left in the car and was accidentally immolated when the entire car exploded(# 17 death) (accidental)- she was burned to death as a result of the blast.The cinematic "men""s film" (with first-time screenwriter Robert Bolt""s screenplay) is a superb character study of a compelling cult hero, who exhibits homo-erotic tendences in his relationship with Arab blood brother Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif), a dark personal nature, and an obsession with Arabia itself.At the time, it was the most expensive independently-produced film in history.Set-pieces:the thrilling crane-truck-bike chase, the mausoleum-cemetery shootout and escape, the T-X and machine assault within the USAF""s CRS headquarters including the one-on-one fight between the two Terminators (in the hallway, men""s room and storeroom), the deaths of the two Terminators at Crystal Peak, and the final scene of the nuclear holocaust.This 1939 black and white RKO film version from German expressionistic director William Dieterle, the first made during the sound era, was rivaled only by he 1923 silent version starring Lon Chaney.