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Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert

Moustapha Akkad

1981

  • History
  • War
  • Drama
7.3

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.

Cast & crew

  • Moustapha AkkadDirector
  • 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

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