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Lion of the Desert
Lion of the Desert
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Lion of the Desert

1981
2h 53m
History
War
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1981

Runtime

2h 53m

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Storyline

"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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 53m
Apr 17, 1981
Digital Release
Jan 1, 2022
Languages
Arabic
English
Italian
Director
Moustapha Akkad
Moustapha Akkad
Production
Falcon International Productions
Falcon International Productions
Filmco International Productions
Filmco International Productions
Production Countries
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
United States of America
United Kingdom

Top Cast

50 Cast Members

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Omar al-Mukhtar

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

General Rodolfo Graziani

Irene Papas

Irene Papas

Mabrouka

Raf Vallone

Raf Vallone

Colonel Diodiece

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Benito Mussolini

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Sharif El Gariani

Andrew Keir

Andrew Keir

Salem

Gastone Moschin

Gastone Moschin

Major Tomelli

Stefano Patrizi

Stefano Patrizi

Lieutenant Sandrini

Adolfo Lastretti

Colonel Sarsani

Sky du Mont

Sky du Mont

Prince Amadeo

Şahin Çelik

Şahin Çelik

Prince Amadeo (voice)

Takis Emmanuel

Takis Emmanuel

Bu-Matari

Rodolfo Bigotti

Rodolfo Bigotti

Ismail

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Al Fadeel

Eleonora Stathopoulou

Eleonora Stathopoulou

Ali's Mother

Luciano Bartoli

Luciano Bartoli

Captain Lontano

Claudio Gora

Claudio Gora

President of Court

Giordano Falzoni

Judge at Camp

Franco Fantasia

Franco Fantasia

Governor General

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