Film

Lion of the Desert

1981 · 2h 53m · History · War · Drama

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

IMDb

8.2

Rotten Tomatoes

75%

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.

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)

Takis Emmanuel

Bu-Matari

Rodolfo Bigotti

Ismail

Robert Brown

Al Fadeel

Eleonora Stathopoulou

Ali's Mother

• Moustapha AkkadDirector · Producer
• David ButlerWriter
• H.A.L. CraigWriter
• Mohammad SanousiProducer
• Geoffrey HelmanExecutive Producer
• Jack HildyardDirector of Photography
• Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
• John ShirleyEditor
• Maude SpectorCasting
• Paola RoliCasting

Lion of the Desert - Trailer

Release date

April 17, 1981

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 53m

Rated

PG

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$1,502,136

Genres

History, War, Drama

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