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Lion of the Desert

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

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.

19812h 53mPGHistory, War, Drama

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About Lion of the Desert

Directors
Moustapha Akkad
Cast
Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Rod Steiger, John Gielgud
Genres
History, War, Drama
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, United States of America, United Kingdom
Status
Released

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