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Film · 1981
Lion of the Desert
2h 53mPGDirected by Moustapha Akkad
- History
- War
- Drama
He was a man of honor in a war without any.
Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fascist forces of Benito Mussolini highlights the struggle for Libyan independence and the harsh tactics utilised by the colonisers.
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Cast
Anthony QuinnOmar al-Mukhtar
Oliver ReedGeneral Rodolfo Graziani
Irene PapasMabrouka
Raf ValloneColonel Diodiece
Rod SteigerBenito Mussolini
John GielgudSharif El Gariani
Andrew KeirSalem
Gastone MoschinMajor Tomelli
Stefano PatriziLieutenant Sandrini- Adolfo LastrettiColonel Sarsani
Sky du MontPrince Amadeo
Şahin ÇelikPrince Amadeo (voice)
Details
- Director
- Moustapha Akkad
- Writer
- David Butler, H.A.L. Craig
- Music
- Maurice Jarre
- Cinematography
- Jack Hildyard
- Editor
- John Shirley
- Producer
- Moustapha Akkad, Mohammad Sanousi
- Release
- April 17, 1981
- Runtime
- 2h 53m
- Rated
- PG
- Language
- Arabic, English, Italian
- Studio
- Falcon International Productions, Filmco International Productions
- TMDB score
- 7.3 / 10 from 209 votes
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