Lion of the Desert
“Lion of the Desert,” directed by Moustapha Akkad, is a historical drama that chronicles the resistance of Libyan leader Omar Mukhtar against Italian colonization in the 1920s and 1930s. The film portrays Mukhtar’s unwavering commitment to his people and his strategic guerrilla warfare tactics against the technologically superior Italian forces led by General Rodolfo Graziani.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Actors: Adolfo Lastretti, Andrew Keir, Anthony Quinn, Gastone Moschin, Irene Papas, John Gielgud, Oliver Reed, Raf Vallone, Rod Steiger, Stefano Patrizi
Country: Libya, United States of America
Company: Falcon International Productions
Budget: $35,000,000
Duration:
2h 53minRelease: 1981
Release Date: 1981-04-17
IMDb: 8.2
TMDB: 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
FilmAffinity: 6.7