Lion of the Desert
Film1981173 min7.3/10 on TMDB
Directed by Moustapha Akkad
He was a man of honor in a war without any.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Anthony QuinnOmar al-Mukhtar
Oliver ReedGeneral Rodolfo Graziani
Irene PapasMabrouka
Raf ValloneColonel Diodiece
Rod SteigerBenito Mussolini
John GielgudSharif El Gariani
Andrew KeirSalem
Gastone MoschinMajor Tomelli
Stefano PatriziLieutenant SandriniAdolfo Lastretti
Adolfo LastrettiColonel Sarsani
Sky du MontPrince Amadeo
Şahin ÇelikPrince Amadeo (voice)Explore the crew
- Writer
- David Butler
- Director
- Moustapha Akkad
- Writer
- H.A.L. Craig
- Original Music Composer
- Maurice Jarre
- Editor
- John Shirley
- Producer
- Moustapha Akkad
- Director of Photography
- Jack Hildyard
- Producer
- Mohammad Sanousi