About Lion of the Desert
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.
Movie details
- Release date
- 1981-04-17
- Runtime
- 2h 53m
- Genres
- History, War, Drama
- Rating
- 7.4/10 (197 votes)
- Language
- EN
- Country
- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, United States of America, United Kingdom
- Director
- Moustapha Akkad
- Writers
- David Butler, H.A.L. Craig
Cast
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