Lion of the Desert

Name: Lion of the Desert
Genre: History, War, Drama
Released: 1981-04-17
Duration: 2 h 53 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Rod Steiger

April 17, 1981
Directed by
Moustapha Akkad

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.