Cal told his father that he believed hat his mother, who was supposedly "in heaven," was still alive after abandoning him and the family:"My mother - she""s not dead and gone to heaven, is she?.It had a similar plot to the 1954 film - the setting of a Brooklyn waterfront with a militant trade unionist hero struggling with mobsters in the dockworkers union.Its poster advertised its long pedigree:After five years...the first motion picture from the creators of "The Bridge On The River Kwai." Columbia Pictures presents The Sam Spiegel - David Lean Production of.....The Arabian desert functions as a majestic backdrop and metaphysical land for Lawrence""s exploits.Its two most famous shots and cinematographic images are the mirage shot - to announce he arrival of Sherif Ali, and the jump-cut from the burning match in Lawrence""s fingers to the rising desert sun.Travolta""s promising career was then uneven for almost a decade, but was rejuvenated byLook Who""s Talking (1989)and Quentin Tarantino""sPulp Fiction (1994)for which he received his second Best Actor nomination.