Lion of the Desert
Moustapha Akkad1981-04-17
He was a man of honor in a war without any.
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173 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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Anthony Quinn | Omar al-Mukhtar | Unowned |
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Oliver Reed | General Rodolfo Graziani | Unowned |
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Irene Papas | Mabrouka | Unowned |
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Raf Vallone | Colonel Diodiece | Unowned |
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Rod Steiger | Benito Mussolini | Unowned |
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John Gielgud | Sharif El Gariani | Unowned |
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Andrew Keir | Salem | Unowned |
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Gastone Moschin | Major Tomelli | Unowned |
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Stefano Patrizi | Lieutenant Sandrini | Unowned |
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Adolfo Lastretti | Colonel Sarsani | Unowned |
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Sky du Mont | Prince Amadeo | Unowned |
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Şahin Çelik | Prince Amadeo (voice) | Unowned |
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Takis Emmanuel | Bu-Matari | Unowned |
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Rodolfo Bigotti | Ismail | Unowned |
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Robert Brown | Al Fadeel | Unowned |
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Eleonora Stathopoulou | Ali's Mother | Unowned |
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Luciano Bartoli | Captain Lontano | Unowned |
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Claudio Gora | President of Court | Unowned |
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Giordano Falzoni | Judge at Camp | Unowned |
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Franco Fantasia | Governor General | Unowned |
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Ihab Werfali | Ali | Unowned |
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Ewen Solon | Italian Tank Commander | Unowned |
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Loris Bazzocchi | Unowned | |
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Alec Mango | Unowned | |
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Filippo De Gara | Unowned | |
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George Sweeney | Captain Biagi | Unowned |
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Luciano Catenacci | Italian Sergeant | Unowned |
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Victor Baring | Unowned | |
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Pietro Brambilla | Young Soldier | Unowned |
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Pietro Tordi | Field Marshal | Unowned |
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Massimiliano Baratta | Capture Captain | Unowned |
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Mario Feliciani | Lobitto | Unowned |
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Gianfranco Barra | Abdul | Unowned |
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Piero Gerlini | Barillo | Unowned |
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Lino Capolicchio | Captain Bedendo | Unowned |
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Benito Mussolini | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Mario Adorf | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Fernando Arcangeli | Officer at Trial (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Rossana Canghiari | Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mark Colleano | Infantry Corporal (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Adriana Colombo | Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tom Felleghy | Italian General (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alfonso Giganti | Military Judge (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mark Lewis | Arab (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ettore Martini | General (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Vittorio Parziali | Military Judge (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lorenzo Piani | Prisoner Escort Guard (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Angelo Ragusa | Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gianni Rizzo | Man in War Room (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Amedeo Salamon | Man Watching Trail (uncredited) | Unowned |