He was a man of honor in a war without any.
Lion of the Desert
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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.
- Directed by
- Moustapha Akkad
- Written by
- David Butler, H.A.L. Craig
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
Details
- Released
- April 17, 1981
- Runtime
- 2h 53m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, United States of America, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $35,000,000
- Box office
- $1,502,136
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