Lion of the Desert
19812h 53m7.3
History, War, Drama
- Runtime
- 2h 53m
- Genre
- History
- Certificate
- PG
- Budget
- $35,000,000
- Revenue
- $1,502,136
- Origin
- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
About
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.
Where to watch
Free
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Details
- Director
- Moustapha Akkad
- Writing
- David Butler, H.A.L. Craig
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Apr 17, 1981
- Budget
- $35.0M
- Box office
- $1.5M
- Studio
- Falcon International Productions, Filmco International Productions
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
Luciano Bartoli
Captain Lontano
Claudio Gora
President of Court
Giordano Falzoni
Judge at Camp
Franco Fantasia
Governor General
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