Lion of the Desert
1980·173 minPG·English
Rate
72
8.275%3.9/5
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.
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- none
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Crew
Moustapha AkkadDirector
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
Stefano PatriziLieutenant SandriniA
Adolfo LastrettiColonel Sarsani
Sky du MontPrince Amadeo
Şahin ÇelikPrince Amadeo (voice)
Maurice JarreComposerD
David ButlerWriterH
H.A.L. CraigWriter
Jack HildyardCinematographyLion of the Desert
1980·173 min·PG·English
Rate
72
8.275%3.9/5
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.
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- none
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Crew
Moustapha AkkadDirectorAnthony QuinnOmar al-MukhtarOliver ReedGeneral Rodolfo GrazianiIrene PapasMabroukaRaf ValloneColonel DiodieceRod SteigerBenito MussoliniJohn GielgudSharif El GarianiAndrew KeirSalemGastone MoschinMajor TomelliStefano PatriziLieutenant SandriniA
Adolfo LastrettiColonel SarsaniSky du MontPrince AmadeoŞahin ÇelikPrince Amadeo (voice)Maurice JarreComposerD
David ButlerWriterH
H.A.L. CraigWriterJack HildyardCinematography