Lion of the Desert

He was a man of honor in a war without any.

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Drama
War
History

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.

Keywords

based on true story
africa
guerrilla warfare
world war ii
italy
1920s
1930s
resistance
historical drama
independence movement
libya
benito mussolini
anti-colonialism
maghreb
historical epic
omar al-mokhtar
second italo-senussi war (1923–1932)

Details

Status: Released
Release date: April 17, 1981
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English, Arabic, Italian
Countries: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, United States of America
Production: Falcon International Productions,Filmco International Productions
Cast: Piero Gerlini,Alec Mango,Benito Mussolini,Rossana Canghiari,Tom Felleghy,Filippo De Gara,Adolfo Lastretti,Rodolfo Bigotti,Lorenzo Piani,Sky du Montand 40 more
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Writer: H.A.L. Craig,David Butler
Producer: Moustapha Akkad,Geoffrey Helman,Mohammad Sanousi
Cinematography: Jack Hildyard
Music: Maurice Jarre
Budget: $35,000,000
Revenue: $1,502,136
IMDb: tt0081059