Lion of the Desert
Lion of the Desert
73% Match1981-04-17PG-13173 min

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.

Cast

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Omar al-Mukhtar

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

General Rodolfo Graziani

Irene Papas

Irene Papas

Mabrouka

Raf Vallone

Raf Vallone

Colonel Diodiece

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Benito Mussolini

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Sharif El Gariani

Andrew Keir

Andrew Keir

Salem

Gastone Moschin

Gastone Moschin

Major Tomelli

Stefano Patrizi

Stefano Patrizi

Lieutenant Sandrini

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Adolfo Lastretti

Colonel Sarsani

Sky du Mont

Sky du Mont

Prince Amadeo

Şahin Çelik

Şahin Çelik

Prince Amadeo (voice)

Takis Emmanuel

Takis Emmanuel

Bu-Matari

Rodolfo Bigotti

Rodolfo Bigotti

Ismail

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Al Fadeel

Eleonora Stathopoulou

Eleonora Stathopoulou

Ali's Mother

Luciano Bartoli

Luciano Bartoli

Captain Lontano

Claudio Gora

Claudio Gora

President of Court

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Giordano Falzoni

Judge at Camp

Franco Fantasia

Franco Fantasia

Governor General

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Ihab Werfali

Ali

Ewen Solon

Ewen Solon

Italian Tank Commander

Loris Bazzocchi

Loris Bazzocchi

Alec Mango

Alec Mango

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Filippo De Gara

George Sweeney

George Sweeney

Captain Biagi

Luciano Catenacci

Luciano Catenacci

Italian Sergeant

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Victor Baring

Pietro Brambilla

Pietro Brambilla

Young Soldier

Pietro Tordi

Pietro Tordi

Field Marshal

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Massimiliano Baratta

Capture Captain

Mario Feliciani

Mario Feliciani

Lobitto

Gianfranco Barra

Gianfranco Barra

Abdul

Piero Gerlini

Piero Gerlini

Barillo

Lino Capolicchio

Lino Capolicchio

Captain Bedendo

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

(uncredited)

Fernando Arcangeli

Fernando Arcangeli

Officer at Trial (uncredited)

Rossana Canghiari

Rossana Canghiari

Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited)

Mark Colleano

Mark Colleano

Infantry Corporal (uncredited)

Adriana Colombo

Adriana Colombo

Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited)

Tom Felleghy

Tom Felleghy

Italian General (uncredited)

Alfonso Giganti

Alfonso Giganti

Military Judge (uncredited)

Mark Lewis

Mark Lewis

Arab (uncredited)

Ettore Martini

Ettore Martini

General (uncredited)

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Vittorio Parziali

Military Judge (uncredited)

Lorenzo Piani

Lorenzo Piani

Prisoner Escort Guard (uncredited)

Angelo Ragusa

Angelo Ragusa

Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited)

Gianni Rizzo

Gianni Rizzo

Man in War Room (uncredited)

Amedeo Salamon

Amedeo Salamon

Man Watching Trail (uncredited)

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