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Lion of the Desert

Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor of Italian Libya in 1929, with the aim of crushing Libyan nationalist resistance led by guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar.

In pre-World War II Italy, General Rodolfo Graziani is sent by Benito Mussolini to fight in the colonial war in Libya against the Libyan nation. Despite his troops' frequent defeats at the hands of Omar Mukhtar and his Bedouin army, Graziani resorts to brutal tactics, including the slaughter of civilians, to crush the rebellion.

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Main Cast

Anthony QuinnOmar Mukhtar

Rod SteigerBenito Mussolini

Oliver ReedGen. Rodolfo Graziani

Irene PapasMabrouka

Raf ValloneColonel Diodiece

John GielgudSharif El Gariani

Andrew KeirSalem

Gastone MoschinMajor Tomelli

Stefano PatriziLt. Sandrini

Adolfo LastrettiColonel Sarsani

Sky du MontPrince Amadeo

Takis EmmanuelBu-Matari

Rodolfo BigottiIsmail

Robert BrownAl Fadeel

Eleonora StathopoulouAli's mother

Luciano BartoliCaptain Lontano

Franco FantasiaGovernor General

Luciano CatenacciItalian Sergeant

Claudio GoraPresident of the Court

Giordano Falzoni

Giordano FalzoniJudge at Camp

Ewen SolonItalian Tank Commander

Loris Bazzocchi

Filippo De Gara

Filippo De Gara

George SweeneyCaptain Biagi

Victor Baring

Pietro BrambillaYoung Soldier

Pietro TordiField Marshall

Mario FelicianiLobitto

Gianfranco BarraAbdul

Piero GerliniBarillo

Lino CapolicchioCaptain Bedendo

Lorenzo PianiPrisoner Escort

Tom FelleghyItalian General (uncredited)

Mark ColleanoInfantry Corporal (uncredited)

Angelo RagusaArab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited)

Creators

Moustapha AkkadDirector

David Butler

David ButlerWriter

H.A.L. CraigWriter

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Lion of the Desert - Trailer

Lion of the Desert - Trailer

Info about Lion of the Desert

Studio(s): Falcon International Productions, Filmco International Productions

Originally Released: United States, Apr 17, 1981

Production Countries: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, United States

Box Office Gross: $1,502,136.00

Budget: $35,000,000.00

Genres:Biography, Drama, War, History

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