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Lion of the Desert
Lion of the Desert
Lion of the Desert
Movie

Lion of the Desert

2h 53m

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1981

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7.3

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Story Line

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 Casts

Anthony Quinn
Anthony QuinnOmar al-Mukhtar
Oliver Reed
Oliver ReedGeneral Rodolfo Graziani
Irene Papas
Irene PapasMabrouka
Raf Vallone
Raf ValloneColonel Diodiece
Rod Steiger
Rod SteigerBenito Mussolini
John Gielgud
John GielgudSharif El Gariani
Andrew Keir
Andrew KeirSalem
Gastone Moschin
Gastone MoschinMajor Tomelli
Stefano Patrizi
Stefano PatriziLieutenant Sandrini
AD
Adolfo LastrettiColonel Sarsani
Sky du Mont
Sky du MontPrince Amadeo
Şahin Çelik
Şahin ÇelikPrince Amadeo (voice)
Takis Emmanuel
Takis EmmanuelBu-Matari
Rodolfo Bigotti
Rodolfo BigottiIsmail
Robert Brown
Robert BrownAl Fadeel
Eleonora Stathopoulou
Eleonora StathopoulouAli's Mother
Luciano Bartoli
Luciano BartoliCaptain Lontano
Claudio Gora
Claudio GoraPresident of Court
GI
Giordano FalzoniJudge at Camp
Franco Fantasia
Franco FantasiaGovernor General
IH
Ihab WerfaliAli
Ewen Solon
Ewen SolonItalian Tank Commander
Loris Bazzocchi
Loris Bazzocchi
Alec Mango
Alec Mango
FI
Filippo De Gara
George Sweeney
George SweeneyCaptain Biagi
Luciano Catenacci
Luciano CatenacciItalian Sergeant
VI
Victor Baring
Pietro Brambilla
Pietro BrambillaYoung Soldier
Pietro Tordi
Pietro TordiField Marshal
MA
Massimiliano BarattaCapture Captain
Mario Feliciani
Mario FelicianiLobitto
Gianfranco Barra
Gianfranco BarraAbdul
Piero Gerlini
Piero GerliniBarillo
Lino Capolicchio
Lino CapolicchioCaptain Bedendo
Benito Mussolini
Benito MussoliniSelf (archive footage)
Mario Adorf
Mario Adorf(uncredited)
Fernando Arcangeli
Fernando ArcangeliOfficer at Trial (uncredited)
Rossana Canghiari
Rossana CanghiariWoman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited)
Mark Colleano
Mark ColleanoInfantry Corporal (uncredited)
Adriana Colombo
Adriana ColomboWoman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited)
Tom Felleghy
Tom FelleghyItalian General (uncredited)
Alfonso Giganti
Alfonso GigantiMilitary Judge (uncredited)
MA
Mark LewisArab (uncredited)
Ettore Martini
Ettore MartiniGeneral (uncredited)
VI
Vittorio ParzialiMilitary Judge (uncredited)
Lorenzo Piani
Lorenzo PianiPrisoner Escort Guard (uncredited)
Angelo Ragusa
Angelo RagusaArab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited)
Gianni Rizzo
Gianni RizzoMan in War Room (uncredited)
Amedeo Salamon
Amedeo SalamonMan Watching Trail (uncredited)