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Lion of the Desert(1981)

He was a man of honor in a war without any.

  • April 17, 1981
  • 2 h 53 min
  • PG
  • History, War, Drama
7.3TMDB · 203 votes
8.2IMDb
75%Rotten Tomatoes

Directed by: Moustapha Akkad

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.

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Cast

  • Anthony Quinn

    Anthony Quinn

    Omar al-Mukhtar

  • Oliver Reed

    Oliver Reed

    General Rodolfo Graziani

  • Irene Papas

    Irene Papas

    Mabrouka

  • Raf Vallone

    Raf Vallone

    Colonel Diodiece

  • Rod Steiger

    Rod Steiger

    Benito Mussolini

  • John Gielgud

    John Gielgud

    Sharif El Gariani

  • Andrew Keir

    Andrew Keir

    Salem

  • Gastone Moschin

    Gastone Moschin

    Major Tomelli

  • Stefano Patrizi

    Stefano Patrizi

    Lieutenant Sandrini

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    Adolfo Lastretti

    Colonel Sarsani

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