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Lion of the Desert

Genres
History
War
Drama
Rating
7.3
StatusReleased
LanguagesالعربيةEnglishItaliano
CountriesLibyan Arab JamahiriyaUnited States of AmericaUnited Kingdom
Release Date1981-04-17
Runtime173 mins

Overview

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 & Crew

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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

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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

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Giordano Falzoni

as Judge at Camp

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Franco Fantasia

as Governor General

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Ihab Werfali

as Ali

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Ewen Solon

as Italian Tank Commander

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Loris Bazzocchi

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Alec Mango

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Filippo De Gara

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George Sweeney

as Captain Biagi

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Luciano Catenacci

as Italian Sergeant

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Victor Baring

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Pietro Brambilla

as Young Soldier

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Pietro Tordi

as Field Marshal

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Massimiliano Baratta

as Capture Captain

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Mario Feliciani

as Lobitto

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Gianfranco Barra

as Abdul

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Piero Gerlini

as Barillo

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Lino Capolicchio

as Captain Bedendo

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Benito Mussolini

as Self (archive footage)

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Mario Adorf

as (uncredited)

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Fernando Arcangeli

as Officer at Trial (uncredited)

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Rossana Canghiari

as Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited)

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Mark Colleano

as Infantry Corporal (uncredited)

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Adriana Colombo

as Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited)

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Tom Felleghy

as Italian General (uncredited)

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Alfonso Giganti

as Military Judge (uncredited)

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Mark Lewis

as Arab (uncredited)

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Ettore Martini

as General (uncredited)

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Vittorio Parziali

as Military Judge (uncredited)

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Lorenzo Piani

as Prisoner Escort Guard (uncredited)

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Angelo Ragusa

as Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited)

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Gianni Rizzo

as Man in War Room (uncredited)

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Amedeo Salamon

as Man Watching Trail (uncredited)

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