Lion of the Desert
Film1981
DramaHistoryWar
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- Director
- Moustapha Akkad
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1981-04-17
- Runtime
- —
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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 SarsaniAdolfo Lastretti — artwork unavailable
