Lion of the Desert(1981)

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

• April 17, 1981
• 2 h 53 min
• History, War, Drama

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.