Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert

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1981•173 min•HistoryWarDrama

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Anthony Quinn

Omar al-Mukhtar

Oliver Reed

General Rodolfo Graziani

Irene Papas

Mabrouka

Raf Vallone

Colonel Diodiece

Rod Steiger

Benito Mussolini

John Gielgud

Sharif El Gariani

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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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