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Film / 1981
Lion of the Desert
Directed by
Moustapha Akkad
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.
The story
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 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 Sandrini
Adolfo LastrettiColonel Sarsani
Sky du MontPrince Amadeo
Şahin ÇelikPrince Amadeo (voice)
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Takis EmmanuelBu-Matari
Rodolfo BigottiIsmail
Robert BrownAl Fadeel
Eleonora StathopoulouAli's Mother
Luciano BartoliCaptain Lontano
Claudio GoraPresident of Court
Giordano FalzoniJudge at Camp
Franco FantasiaGovernor General
Ihab WerfaliAli
Ewen SolonItalian Tank Commander
Loris Bazzocchi
Alec Mango
Filippo De Gara
George SweeneyCaptain Biagi
Luciano CatenacciItalian Sergeant
Victor Baring
Pietro BrambillaYoung Soldier
Pietro TordiField Marshal
Massimiliano BarattaCapture Captain
Mario FelicianiLobitto
Gianfranco BarraAbdul
Piero GerliniBarillo
Lino CapolicchioCaptain Bedendo
Benito MussoliniSelf (archive footage)
Mario Adorf(uncredited)
Rossana CanghiariWoman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited)
Mark ColleanoInfantry Corporal (uncredited)
Adriana ColomboWoman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited)
Tom FelleghyItalian General (uncredited)
Alfonso GigantiMilitary Judge (uncredited)
Mark LewisArab (uncredited)
Ettore MartiniGeneral (uncredited)
Vittorio ParzialiMilitary Judge (uncredited)
Lorenzo PianiPrisoner Escort Guard (uncredited)
Angelo RagusaArab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited)
Gianni RizzoMan in War Room (uncredited)
Amedeo SalamonMan Watching Trail (uncredited)
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