The Lion of the Desert
1981 · 2 hr 53 min
PG8.275%93%73%
In 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp-out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar.
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Directed By
Moustapha AkkadWritten By
H.A.L. Craig, David ButlerStudio
Falcon International ProductionsCast of The Lion of the Desert
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 FalzoniJudge at Camp
Ihab WerfaliAli
Ewen SolonItalian Tank Commander
George SweeneyCaptain Biagi
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)
Amedeo SalamonMan Watching Trail (uncredited)
Alfonso GigantiMilitary Judge (uncredited)
Scott Richard FensomeMachine Gun Sergeant (uncredited)
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