Movie Description
Lion of the Desert
(1981)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Moustapha Akkad
- Producer : Moustapha Akkad,Mohammad Sanousi
- Writer : David Butler,H.A.L. Craig
- Editor : John Shirley
- Cast : Anthony Quinn,Oliver Reed,Irene Papas,Raf Vallone,Rod Steiger,John Gielgud,Andrew Keir,Gastone Moschin,Stefano Patrizi,Adolfo Lastretti,Sky du Mont,Şahin Çelik,Takis Emmanuel,Rodolfo Bigotti,Robert Brown,Eleonora Stathopoulou,Luciano Bartoli,Claudio Gora,Giordano Falzoni,Franco Fantasia,Ihab Werfali,Ewen Solon,Loris Bazzocchi,Alec Mango,Filippo De Gara,George Sweeney,Luciano Catenacci,Victor Baring,Pietro Brambilla,Pietro Tordi,Massimiliano Baratta,Mario Feliciani,Gianfranco Barra,Piero Gerlini,Lino Capolicchio,Benito Mussolini,Mario Adorf,Fernando Arcangeli,Rossana Canghiari,Mark Colleano,Adriana Colombo,Tom Felleghy,Alfonso Giganti,Mark Lewis,Ettore Martini,Vittorio Parziali,Lorenzo Piani,Angelo Ragusa,Gianni Rizzo,Amedeo Salamon
Cast
Omar al-Mukhtar
General Rodolfo Graziani
Mabrouka
Colonel Diodiece
Benito Mussolini
Sharif El Gariani
Salem
Major Tomelli
Lieutenant Sandrini
Colonel Sarsani
Prince Amadeo
Prince Amadeo (voice)
Bu-Matari
Ismail
Al Fadeel
Ali's Mother
Captain Lontano
President of Court
Judge at Camp
Governor General
Ali
Italian Tank Commander
Captain Biagi
Italian Sergeant
Young Soldier
Field Marshal
Capture Captain
Lobitto
Abdul
Barillo
Captain Bedendo
Self (archive footage)
(uncredited)
Officer at Trial (uncredited)
Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited)
Infantry Corporal (uncredited)
Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited)
Italian General (uncredited)
Military Judge (uncredited)
Arab (uncredited)
General (uncredited)
Military Judge (uncredited)
Prisoner Escort Guard (uncredited)
Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited)
Man in War Room (uncredited)
Man Watching Trail (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleLion of the Desert
Status Released
Release Information
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1981-04-17
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 53m
Budget₹ 35000000
Revenue₹ 1502136
Production CompaniesFalcon International Productions,Filmco International Productions
Genres
- History
- War
- Drama
