The Somali Dervish (1985)
Centering on the revolutionary Dervish State and its influential leader, Muhammad Abdullah Hassan (the "Mad Mullah") is an epic on the grandest scale. The film follows Hassan's life from his roots as a humble mullah to a revolutionary anti-colonial leader that fought off the British Empire for more than two decades.
Directors: Abdulkadir Ahmed Said, Said Salah.
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Osman Mahaud Omar as Muhammad Abdullah Hassan |
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Yusuf Haji Adan as Haji Suudi |
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Hassan Abdulle as Ismail Mire |
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Mohamud Ise Omar as Abdalla Shihiri |
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Peter Sorivener as Richard Corfield |
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Norman Pritchard as Gibb |
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Andrew Hayman as Archer |
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Ali Khan as Pestalozza |
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Johnson as Sir Reginald |
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Mark Crocker as General Rudolf Slatin |
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Robert Koepp as Commissioner Cordeaux |
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Russ Milleson as General Manning |
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Peter Hesham as Colonel Swayne |
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Gary Bivings as Colonel Plunkett |
| Directing | Abdulkadir Ahmed Said | Director |
| Directing | Said Salah | Director |
| Writing | Yolb Wadaag | Writer |
