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Lion of the Desert (1981)

Name: Lion of the Desert
Genre: History, War, Drama
Released: 1981-04-17
Duration: 173 min

Released Apr 17, 1981 · PG · History, War, Drama · 2h 53m

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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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Top billed 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)

Takis Emmanuel

Bu-Matari

Rodolfo Bigotti

Ismail

Robert Brown

Al Fadeel

Eleonora Stathopoulou

Ali's Mother

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_lpj5k0TnU

Keywords

guerrilla warfarelibyaafricaresistanceworld war iiindependence movementbased on true storybenito mussolinihistorical drama1920s1930santi-colonialismhistorical epicmaghrebomar al-mokhtarsecond italo-senussi war (1923–1932)