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Lion of the Desert
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Lion of the Desert

1981
Directed byMoustapha Akkad
2h 53m

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
Anthony QuinnOmar al-MukhtarOliver ReedGeneral Rodolfo GrazianiIrene PapasMabrouka
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HistoryWarDrama
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Falcon International ProductionsFilmco International Productions
RATING
7.4

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