Lion of the Desert (1981)

EnglishFilm1981173 minHistory, War, Drama★ 7.3/10

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.

Directed by

Moustapha Akkad

Starring

Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas

Music

Maurice Jarre

Released

1981-04-17

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