Lion of the Desert
1981 • History | War
Moustapha Akkad
Director
David Butler
Writer
H.A.L. Craig
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
April 17, 1981
Duration
173 Min
Language
en
Popularity
2.6044
Budget
$35,000,000
Revenue
$1,502,136
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.
Cast
Anthony Quinn
Oliver Reed
Irene Papas
Raf Vallone
Rod Steiger
John Gielgud
Andrew Keir
Gastone Moschin
Stefano Patrizi
Sky du Mont
Şahin Çelik
Τάκης Εμμανουήλ
Rodolfo Bigotti
Robert Brown
Eleonora Stathopoulou
Luciano Bartoli
Claudio Gora
Franco Fantasia
Ewen Solon
Loris Bazzocchi
Alec Mango
George Sweeney
Luciano Catenacci
Pietro Brambilla
Pietro Tordi
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
Lorenzo Piani
Angelo Ragusa
Gianni Rizzo
Amedeo Salamon
