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Lion of the Desert poster

Lion of the Desert (1981)

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

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.

Release: 1981-04-17
Runtime: 173 min
Rating: 7.3 / 10

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Cast
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Omar al-Mukhtar
Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed
General Rodolfo Graziani
Irene Papas
Irene Papas
Mabrouka
Raf Vallone
Raf Vallone
Colonel Diodiece
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
Benito Mussolini
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
Sharif El Gariani
Andrew Keir
Andrew Keir
Salem
Gastone Moschin
Gastone Moschin
Major Tomelli
Stefano Patrizi
Stefano Patrizi
Lieutenant Sandrini
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Adolfo Lastretti
Colonel Sarsani
Sky du Mont
Sky du Mont
Prince Amadeo
Şahin Çelik
Şahin Çelik
Prince Amadeo (voice)
Takis Emmanuel
Takis Emmanuel
Bu-Matari
Rodolfo Bigotti
Rodolfo Bigotti
Ismail
Robert Brown
Robert Brown
Al Fadeel
Eleonora Stathopoulou
Eleonora Stathopoulou
Ali's Mother
Luciano Bartoli
Luciano Bartoli
Captain Lontano
Claudio Gora
Claudio Gora
President of Court