PG 1981 History, War, Drama

Lion of the Desert

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

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

2h 53m 173 min

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by Moustapha Akkad

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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.