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Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert

1981Movie8+LYWarHistory
8.2IMDB
7.4TMDB

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.

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Moustapha AkkadMoustapha AkkadDirectorAnthony QuinnAnthony QuinnOmar al-MukhtarOliver ReedOliver ReedGeneral Rodolfo GrazianiIrene PapasIrene PapasMabroukaRaf ValloneRaf ValloneColonel DiodieceRod SteigerRod SteigerBenito MussoliniJohn GielgudJohn GielgudSharif El GarianiAndrew KeirAndrew KeirSalemGastone MoschinGastone MoschinMajor TomelliStefano PatriziStefano PatriziLieutenant SandriniAAdolfo LastrettiColonel Sarsani

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