Lion of the Desert
“He was a man of honor in a war without any.”
19812h 53mHistory · War · Drama
Released
April 17, 1981
TMDB Score
73% match · 208 votes
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About the Movie
Synopsis
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.
DirectorMoustapha Akkad
- Released
- April 17, 1981
- Runtime
- 2h 53m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $35.0M
- Box office
- $1.5M
- Studios
- Falcon International Productions, Filmco International Productions
Top Billed Cast
Anthony Quinn
Omar al-Mukhtar
Oliver Reed
General Rodolfo Graziani
Irene Papas
Mabrouka
Raf Vallone
Colonel Diodiece
Rod Steiger
Benito Mussolini
John Gielgud
Sharif El Gariani
Andrew Keir
Salem
Gastone Moschin
Major Tomelli
Stefano Patrizi
Lieutenant Sandrini
Adolfo Lastretti
Colonel Sarsani
Sky du Mont
Prince Amadeo
Şahin Çelik
Prince Amadeo (voice)
Takis Emmanuel
Bu-Matari
Rodolfo Bigotti
Ismail
Robert Brown
Al Fadeel
Eleonora Stathopoulou
Ali's Mother
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