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