Lion of the Desert

Name: Lion of the Desert
Genre: History, War, Drama
Released: 1981-04-17
Duration: 2 h 53 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Rod Steiger

He was a man of honor in a war without any.

Lion of the Desert (1981)

Timing: 2:53 (173 min)

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Release date

1981-04-17

Country

Libya, United States, United Kingdom

Production

Falcon International Productions, Filmco International Productions

Genre

History, War, Drama

Budget

$35 000 000

Revenue

$1 502 136

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Director

Moustapha Akkad

Actors

Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Rod Steiger, John Gielgud, Andrew Keir, Gastone Moschin, Stefano Patrizi, Adolfo Lastretti
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Scenario

H.A.L. Craig, David Butler

Producer

Moustapha Akkad, Mohammad Sanousi, Geoffrey Helman

Operator

Jack Hildyard

Composer

Maurice Jarre

Artist

Syd Cain, Mario Garbuglia

Audition

Maude Spector, Paola Roli

Editing

John Shirley
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Short description

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.