The Somali Dervish

Said Salah
1985-01-01


1
270 min

Centering on the revolutionary Dervish State and its influential leader, Muhammad Abdullah Hassan (the "Mad Mullah") is an epic on the grandest scale. The film follows Hassan's life from his roots as a humble mullah to a revolutionary anti-colonial leader that fought off the British Empire for more than two decades.

Cast

Name Character Team
Osman Mahaud Omar Muhammad Abdullah Hassan Unowned
Yusuf Haji Adan Haji Suudi Unowned
Hassan Abdulle Ismail Mire Unowned
Mohamud Ise Omar Abdalla Shihiri Unowned
Peter Sorivener Richard Corfield Unowned
Norman Pritchard Gibb Unowned
Andrew Hayman Archer Unowned
Ali Khan Pestalozza Unowned
Johnson Sir Reginald Unowned
Mark Crocker General Rudolf Slatin Unowned
Robert Koepp Commissioner Cordeaux Unowned
Russ Milleson General Manning Unowned
Peter Hesham Colonel Swayne Unowned
Gary Bivings Colonel Plunkett Unowned