Lion of the Desert
He was a man of honor in a war without any.
7.3(201) 1981-04-17 173 minHistoryWarDrama
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.
DirectorMoustapha Akkad
WriterDavid Butler
WriterH.A.L. Craig
Original Music ComposerMaurice Jarre
ProducerMoustapha Akkad
ProducerMohammad Sanousi
Cast & characters
Anthony Quinn
as Omar al-Mukhtar
Oliver Reed
as General Rodolfo Graziani
Irene Papas
as Mabrouka
Raf Vallone
as Colonel Diodiece
Rod Steiger
as Benito Mussolini
John Gielgud
as Sharif El Gariani
Andrew Keir
as Salem
Gastone Moschin
as Major Tomelli
Stefano Patrizi
as Lieutenant Sandrini
No photo
Adolfo Lastretti
as Colonel Sarsani
Sky du Mont
as Prince Amadeo
Şahin Çelik
as Prince Amadeo (voice)
Takis Emmanuel
as Bu-Matari
Rodolfo Bigotti
as Ismail
Robert Brown
as Al Fadeel
Eleonora Stathopoulou
as Ali's Mother
Luciano Bartoli
as Captain Lontano
Claudio Gora
as President of Court
No photo
Giordano Falzoni
as Judge at Camp
Franco Fantasia
as Governor General
No photo
Ihab Werfali
as Ali
Ewen Solon
as Italian Tank Commander
Loris Bazzocchi
as —
Alec Mango
as —
