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Lion of the Desert
1981, Apr 17
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.
Directed by
Moustapha Akkad
Written by
H.A.L. Craig, David Butler
John Gielgud
Sharif El Gariani
Oliver Reed
General Rodolfo Graziani
Rod Steiger
Benito Mussolini
Anthony Quinn
Omar al-Mukhtar
Irene Papas
Mabrouka
Mario Adorf
(uncredited)
Raf Vallone
Colonel Diodiece
Robert Brown
Al Fadeel
Sky du Mont
Prince Amadeo
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
Gastone Moschin
Major Tomelli
Andrew Keir
Salem
Mario Feliciani
Lobitto
George Sweeney
Captain Biagi
Franco Fantasia
Governor General
Claudio Gora
President of Court
Ewen Solon
Italian Tank Commander
Mark Lewis
Arab (uncredited)
Pietro Tordi
Field Marshal
Gianni Rizzo
Man in War Room (uncredited)
Gianfranco Barra
Abdul
Takis Emmanuel
Bu-Matari
Tom Felleghy
Italian General (uncredited)
Angelo Ragusa
Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited)
Lino Capolicchio
Captain Bedendo
Luciano Catenacci
Italian Sergeant
Loris Bazzocchi
Luciano Bartoli
Captain Lontano
Alec Mango
Lorenzo Piani
Prisoner Escort Guard (uncredited)
Piero Gerlini
Barillo
Stefano Patrizi
Lieutenant Sandrini
Rossana Canghiari
Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited)
Mark Colleano
Infantry Corporal (uncredited)
Rodolfo Bigotti
Ismail
Pietro Brambilla
Young Soldier
Eleonora Stathopoulou
Ali's Mother
Alfonso Giganti
Military Judge (uncredited)
Şahin Çelik
Prince Amadeo (voice)
Ettore Martini
General (uncredited)
Adriana Colombo
Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited)
Amedeo Salamon
Man Watching Trail (uncredited)
Adolfo Lastretti
Colonel Sarsani
Giordano Falzoni
Judge at Camp
Ihab Werfali
Ali
Filippo De Gara
Victor Baring
Massimiliano Baratta
Capture Captain
Fernando Arcangeli
Officer at Trial (uncredited)
Vittorio Parziali
Military Judge (uncredited)
Mohammad Sanousi
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