MOVIE
Lion of the Desert
“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.
Release / first air1981-04-17
Original languageEN
GenresHistory, War, Drama
DirectorMoustapha Akkad
WriterDavid Butler
Budget$35,000,000
Revenue$1,502,136
ProductionFalcon International Productions, Filmco International Productions
Cast & Crew
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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 SarsaniKeywords
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