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'Lion Of The Desert' is the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya in WWII, while giving viewers a small glimpse into the means the conquering army attempted to try to subdue the natives.
Original Release
12/19/1980
US Release
04/17/1981
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anthony Quinn | Omar Mukhtar |
Oliver Reed | Gen. Rodolfo Graziani |
Irene Papas | Mabrouka |
Raf Vallone | Colonel Diodiece |
Rod Steiger | Benito Mussolini |
John Gielgud | Sharif El Gariani |
Andrew Keir | Salem |
Gastone Moschin | Major Tomelli |
Stefano Patrizi | Lt. Sandrini |
Adolfo Lastretti | Colonel Sarsani |
Directors
Writers
David Butler, H.A.L. Craig, Paul Thompson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anthony Quinn | Omar Mukhtar |
Oliver Reed | Gen. Rodolfo Graziani |
Irene Papas | Mabrouka |
Raf Vallone | Colonel Diodiece |
Rod Steiger | Benito Mussolini |
John Gielgud | Sharif El Gariani |
Andrew Keir | Salem |
Gastone Moschin | Major Tomelli |
Stefano Patrizi | Lt. Sandrini |
Adolfo Lastretti | Colonel Sarsani |
Sky du Mont | Prince Amadeo |
Takis Emmanuel | Bu-Matari |
Rodolfo Bigotti | Ismail |
Robert Brown | Al Fadeel |
Eleonora Stathopoulou | Ali's Mother |
Luciano Bartoli | Captain Lontano |
Claudio Gora | President of Court / President of the Court |
Giordano Falzoni | Judge at Camp |
Franco Fantasia | Graziani's Aide / Governor General |
Ihab Werfali | Ali |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Geoffrey Helman | Executive Producer |
Moustapha Akkad | Producer |
Nahila May Al-Jabri | Producer |
June Bordcosh | Producer |
Mohammad Sanousi | Producer |
Roy Stevens | Producer |