Release Date
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Original Release
April 17, 1981
2h 53m
Lion of the Desert (1981)
⭐ 7.4173 min
Overview
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.
Director
Moustapha Akkad
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.5
Cast
Anthony Quinn
Omar al-Mukhtar
⭐1.2
Oliver Reed
General Rodolfo Graziani
⭐1.3
Irene Papas
Mabrouka
⭐0.9
Raf Vallone
Colonel Diodiece
⭐0.7
Rod Steiger
Benito Mussolini
⭐1.1
John Gielgud
Sharif El Gariani
⭐1.0
Andrew Keir
Salem
⭐0.6
Gastone Moschin
Major Tomelli
⭐0.7
Stefano Patrizi
Lieutenant Sandrini
⭐0.6
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Adolfo Lastretti
Colonel Sarsani
⭐0.2
Genres
HistoryWarDrama
Production Companies
Falcon International ProductionsFilmco International Productions
