Lion of the Desert (1981)
He was a man of honor in a war without any.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Anthony Quinn
as Omar al-Mukhtar
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Oliver Reed
as General Rodolfo Graziani
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Irene Papas
as Mabrouka
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Raf Vallone
as Colonel Diodiece
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Rod Steiger
as Benito Mussolini
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John Gielgud
as Sharif El Gariani
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Andrew Keir
as Salem
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Gastone Moschin
as Major Tomelli
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Stefano Patrizi
as Lieutenant Sandrini
- Adolfo Lastretti as Colonel Sarsani
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Sky du Mont
as Prince Amadeo
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Şahin Çelik
as Prince Amadeo (voice)
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Takis Emmanuel
as Bu-Matari
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Rodolfo Bigotti
as Ismail
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Robert Brown
as Al Fadeel
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Eleonora Stathopoulou
as Ali's Mother
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Luciano Bartoli
as Captain Lontano
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Claudio Gora
as President of Court
Crew
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Moustapha Akkad
Director
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Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
- John Shirley Editor
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Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
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Moustapha Akkad
Producer
- Mohammad Sanousi Producer
- David Butler Writer
- H.A.L. Craig Writer
