Omar Mukhtar - Löwe der Wüste (1981)
1929 schickt Mussolini den General Graziani nach Libyen. Er soll dort die Aufstände der Beduinen niederschlagen. Aber ihr Anführer, der Lehrer Omar Mukhtar, bereitet der italienischen Kolonialmacht eine Menge Kopfzerbrechen. In blutigen Schlachten zwischen den technisch gut ausgerüsteten Italienern und den aufopferungsvoll kämpfenden Einheimischen, finden viele Menschen den Tod. Was Omar Mukhtar mit List versucht, beantwortet Graziani mit brutaler Gewalt. Er läßt Frauen und Kinder töten, errichtet Konzentrationslager und Stacheldrahtzäune. Ohne Gnade führt er seinen Auftrag aus.
Der Regisseur: Moustapha Akkad
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Anthony Quinn as Omar al-Mukhtar |
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Oliver Reed as General Rodolfo Graziani |
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Irene Papas as Mabrouka |
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Raf Vallone as Colonel Diodiece |
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Rod Steiger as Benito Mussolini |
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John Gielgud as Sharif El Gariani |
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Andrew Keir as Salem |
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Gastone Moschin as Major Tomelli |
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Stefano Patrizi as Lieutenant Sandrini |
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Adolfo Lastretti as Colonel Sarsani |
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Sky du Mont as Prince Amadeo |
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Şahin Çelik as Prince Amadeo (voice) |
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Takis Emmanuel as Bu-Matari |
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Rodolfo Bigotti as Ismail |
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Robert Brown as Al Fadeel |
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Eleonora Stathopoulou as Ali's Mother |
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Luciano Bartoli as Captain Lontano |
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Claudio Gora as President of Court |
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Giordano Falzoni as Judge at Camp |
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Franco Fantasia as Governor General |
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Ihab Werfali as Ali |
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Ewen Solon as Italian Tank Commander |
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Loris Bazzocchi as |
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Alec Mango as |
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Filippo De Gara as |
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George Sweeney as Captain Biagi |
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Luciano Catenacci as Italian Sergeant |
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Victor Baring as |
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Pietro Brambilla as Young Soldier |
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Pietro Tordi as Field Marshal |
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Massimiliano Baratta as Capture Captain |
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Mario Feliciani as Lobitto |
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Gianfranco Barra as Abdul |
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Piero Gerlini as Barillo |
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Lino Capolicchio as Captain Bedendo |
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Benito Mussolini as Self (archive footage) |
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Mario Adorf as (uncredited) |
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Fernando Arcangeli as Officer at Trial (uncredited) |
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Rossana Canghiari as Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited) |
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Mark Colleano as Infantry Corporal (uncredited) |
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Adriana Colombo as Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited) |
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Tom Felleghy as Italian General (uncredited) |
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Alfonso Giganti as Military Judge (uncredited) |
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Mark Lewis as Arab (uncredited) |
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Ettore Martini as General (uncredited) |
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Vittorio Parziali as Military Judge (uncredited) |
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Lorenzo Piani as Prisoner Escort Guard (uncredited) |
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Angelo Ragusa as Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited) |
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Gianni Rizzo as Man in War Room (uncredited) |
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Amedeo Salamon as Man Watching Trail (uncredited) |
| Directing | Moustapha Akkad | Director |
| Writing | David Butler | Writer |
| Writing | H.A.L. Craig | Writer |
| Sound | Norman Bolland | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jim Willis | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Chris Greenham | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | James Bawden | Camera Operator |
| Production | Maude Spector | Casting |
| Art | Maurice Cain | Art Direction |
| Crew | Terry Glass | Special Effects |
| Art | Bob Bell | Art Direction |
| Editing | Graham Farrow | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | John Shirley | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Kit West | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Nahila May Al-Jabri | Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | Glenn Randall Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Moustapha Akkad | Producer |
| Art | Giorgio Desideri | Art Direction |
| Directing | Giorgio Venturoli | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Geoffrey Helman | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Jack Hildyard | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Alvaro Romagnoli | Gaffer |
| Crew | Kit West | Special Effects |
| Production | Roy Stevens | Associate Producer |
| Art | Mario Garbuglia | Production Design |
| Production | Paola Roli | Casting |
| Crew | Dino Galiano | Special Effects Technician |
| Directing | Miguel Gil | First Assistant Director |
| Production | June Bordcosh | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orietta Nasalli-Rocca di Corneliano | Costume Design |
| Production | Mohammad Sanousi | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alan Boyle | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ahmed Hassan Hassan | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adalgisa Favella | Hairstylist |
| Art | Syd Cain | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hassan Ben Dardaf | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Neville Smallwood | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Cicoletti | Costume Design |
| Crew | Roy Alon | Stunts |
| Crew | Sergio Mioni | Stunts |
| Directing | Glenn Randall Jr. | Second Unit Director |