Lion of the Desert

Synopsis

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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Top of the call sheet

• 
  Anthony Quinn
  as Omar al-Mukhtar
• 
  Oliver Reed
  as General Rodolfo Graziani
• 
  Irene Papas
  as Mabrouka
• 
  Raf Vallone
  as Colonel Diodiece
• 
  Rod Steiger
  as Benito Mussolini
• 
  John Gielgud
  as Sharif El Gariani

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