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Lion of the Desert
📅 Friday, 17 April 1981⏱️ 2h 53m
🎬 Directed by Moustapha Akkad🏢 Falcon International Productions💰 Budget: $35M
★ 7.3
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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 & Crew

Anthony Quinn
Omar al-Mukhtar

Oliver Reed
General Rodolfo Graziani

Irene Papas
Mabrouka

Raf Vallone
Colonel Diodiece

Rod Steiger
Benito Mussolini

John Gielgud
Sharif El Gariani

Andrew Keir
Salem

Gastone Moschin
Major Tomelli
🎬 Directed byMoustapha Akkad
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