Lion of the Desert (1981)
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.
Director: 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) |
| Writing | David Butler | Writer |
| Directing | Moustapha Akkad | Director |
| Writing | H.A.L. Craig | Writer |
| Sound | Jim Willis | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Chris Greenham | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Norman Bolland | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Maude Spector | Casting |
| Art | Mario Garbuglia | Production Design |
| Directing | Miguel Gil | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Glenn Randall Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | James Bawden | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Giorgio Venturoli | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Nahila May Al-Jabri | Producer's Assistant |
| Lighting | Alvaro Romagnoli | Gaffer |
| Production | June Bordcosh | Associate Producer |
| Editing | John Shirley | Editor |
| Production | Paola Roli | Casting |
| Crew | Terry Glass | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Kit West | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Dino Galiano | Special Effects Technician |
| Editing | Graham Farrow | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Moustapha Akkad | Producer |
| Art | Giorgio Desideri | Art Direction |
| Art | Maurice Cain | Art Direction |
| Crew | Kit West | Special Effects |
| Production | Roy Stevens | Associate Producer |
| Production | Geoffrey Helman | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Jack Hildyard | Director of Photography |
| Art | Bob Bell | Art Direction |
| Art | Syd Cain | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Cicoletti | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hassan Ben Dardaf | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Neville Smallwood | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adalgisa Favella | Hairstylist |
| Production | Mohammad Sanousi | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orietta Nasalli Rocca | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ahmed Hassan Hassan | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alan Boyle | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Sergio Mioni | Stunts |
| Crew | Roy Alon | Stunts |
| Directing | Glenn Randall Jr. | Second Unit Director |
