TMDB ID: 26843
Lion of the Desert
“He was a man of honor in a war without any.”
7.3(203)PG19812h 53mEN
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.
guerrilla warfarelibyaafricaresistanceworld war iiindependence movementbased on true storybenito mussolinihistorical drama1920s1930santi-colonialism
Budget $35.0MBox office $1.5M
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
Adolfo Lastretti
Colonel Sarsani
Sky du Mont
Prince Amadeo
Şahin Çelik
Prince Amadeo (voice)
