Lion of the Desert
(1981)
April 17, 1981• 2h 53m
73%
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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.
Moustapha Akkad
Director
Top Billed Cast
AQ
Anthony Quinn
Omar al-Mukhtar
OR
Oliver Reed
General Rodolfo Graziani
IP
Irene Papas
Mabrouka
RV
Raf Vallone
Colonel Diodiece
RS
Rod Steiger
Benito Mussolini
JG
John Gielgud
Sharif El Gariani
AK
Andrew Keir
Salem
GM
Gastone Moschin
Major Tomelli
SP
Stefano Patrizi
Lieutenant Sandrini
AL
Adolfo Lastretti
Colonel Sarsani
