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Lion of the Desert (1981)
Directed by Moustapha Akkad
“He was a man of honor in a war without any.”
History, War, Drama · 2h 53m
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
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
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Adolfo Lastretti
Colonel Sarsani
Sky du Mont
Prince Amadeo
Şahin Çelik
Prince Amadeo (voice)
Crew
- Director
- Moustapha Akkad
- Writer
- David Butler, H.A.L. Craig
- Director of Photography
- Jack Hildyard
- Original Music Composer
- Maurice Jarre
- Editor
- John Shirley
- Producer
- Moustapha Akkad, Mohammad Sanousi
Details
- Release date
- 1981-04-17
- Runtime
- 2h 53m
- Genres
- History, War, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Arabic, English, Italian
- Countries
- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, United States of America, United Kingdom
- Production
- Falcon International Productions, Filmco International Productions
- Budget
- $35,000,000
- Box office
- $1,502,136