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Lion of the Desert

Moustapha Akkad

1981 • 2h 53m

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...

Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert - Trailer

Cast

Anthony Quinn

Anthony QuinnOmar al-Mukhtar

Oliver Reed

Oliver ReedGeneral Rodolfo Graziani

Irene Papas

Irene PapasMabrouka

Raf Vallone

Raf ValloneColonel Diodiece

Rod Steiger

Rod SteigerBenito Mussolini

John Gielgud

John GielgudSharif El Gariani

Andrew Keir

Andrew KeirSalem

Gastone Moschin

Gastone MoschinMajor Tomelli

Stefano Patrizi

Stefano PatriziLieutenant Sandrini

Adolfo LastrettiColonel Sarsani

Sky du Mont

Sky du MontPrince Amadeo

Şahin Çelik

Şahin ÇelikPrince Amadeo (voice)

Takis Emmanuel

Takis EmmanuelBu-Matari

Rodolfo Bigotti

Rodolfo BigottiIsmail

Robert Brown

Robert BrownAl Fadeel

Crew

Moustapha Akkad

Moustapha AkkadDirector

Maurice Jarre

Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer

Jack Hildyard

Jack HildyardDirector of Photography

Mario Garbuglia

Mario GarbugliaProduction Design

Sergio Mioni

Sergio MioniStunts

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