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Lion of the Desert · Cineora

Lion of the Desert poster

A MOUSTAPHA AKKAD FILM

Lion of the Desert

19812h 53mPGMovie

DramaHistoryWar

IMDb8.2/ 10 · 19.2K votes

HE WAS A MAN OF HONOR IN A WAR WITHOUT ANY.

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.

Epic
Gritty
Thought-provoking
War
True story
Period piece

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after. Contains graphic violence.

DirectorMoustapha Akkad

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.3 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Anthony QuinnOmar al-Mukhtar

Oliver ReedGeneral Rodolfo Graziani

Irene PapasMabrouka

Raf ValloneColonel Diodiece

Rod SteigerBenito Mussolini

John GielgudSharif El Gariani

Andrew KeirSalem

Gastone MoschinMajor Tomelli

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