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 Sandrini
Adolfo LastrettiColonel Sarsani
Sky du MontPrince Amadeo
Şahin ÇelikPrince Amadeo (voice)
Lion of the Desert
- history
- war
- drama
17 Apr 1981
7.3
3
2h 53min
He was a man of honor in a war without any.
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.
