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1981

2 hr 53 min

Lion of the Desert

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This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.

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This is a curious hybrid of a film - it brings together some elements of "Gandhi" (1982) , "Khartoum" (1966) and even "Spartacus" (1960) to illustrate a theatre of war for Fascist colonialism of which... read more

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***“Braveheart” in the Libyan desert with Quinn, Reed and Steiger*** After twenty years of failing to remove Bedouin rebels during the Italian colonization (aka invasion) of Libya, Mussolini (Rod S... read more

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Anthony Quinn

Omar Mukhtar

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Rod Steiger

Benito Mussolini

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Oliver Reed

Gen. Rodolfo Graziani

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Irene Papas

Mabrouka

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Raf Vallone

Colonel Diodiece

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John Gielgud

Sharif El Gariani

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Andrew Keir

Salem

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Gastone Moschin

Major Tomelli

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Stefano Patrizi

Lt. Sandrini

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Adolfo Lastretti

Colonel Sarsani

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Sky du Mont

Prince Amadeo

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Takis Emmanuel

Bu-Matari

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Rodolfo Bigotti

Ismail

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Robert Brown

Al Fadeel

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Eleonora Stathopoulou

Ali's mother

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Luciano Bartoli

Captain Lontano

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Franco Fantasia

Governor General

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Luciano Catenacci

Italian Sergeant

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Claudio Gora

President of the Court

Giordano Falzoni

Judge at Camp

Ihab Werfali

Ali

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Ewen Solon

Italian Tank Commander

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Loris Bazzocchi

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Alec Mango

Filippo De Gara

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George Sweeney

Captain Biagi

Victor Baring

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Pietro Brambilla

Young Soldier

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Pietro Tordi

Field Marshall

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Mario Feliciani

Lobitto

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Gianfranco Barra

Abdul

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Piero Gerlini

Barillo

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Lino Capolicchio

Captain Bedendo

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Lorenzo Piani

Prisoner Escort

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Tom Felleghy

Italian General (uncredited)

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Mark Colleano

Infantry Corporal (uncredited)

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Angelo Ragusa

Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited)

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Amedeo Salamon

Man Watching Trail (uncredited)

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Alfonso Giganti

Military Judge (uncredited)

Scott Richard Fensome

Machine Gun Sergeant (uncredited)

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Moustapha Akkad

Director

Miguel Gil

First Assistant Director

Giorgio Venturoli

Second Assistant Director

Glenn Randall Jr.

Second Unit Director

Creator

David Butler

Writer

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H.A.L. Craig

Writer

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