BigList
Login / Sign up
Lion of the Desert (1981)

Lion of the Desert (1981)

Drama History War

He was a man of honor in a war without any.

Release Date: 1981, April 17
Directors: Moustapha Akkad
Countries: United Kingdom, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, United States of America
Production: Falcon International Productions, Filmco International Productions
Cast: Gastone Moschin, Robert Brown, Franco Fantasia, Pietro Tordi, Oliver Reed, Mark Lewis, Rossana Canghiari, Sky du Mont, Raf Vallone, Angelo Ragusa, John Gielgud, Andrew Keir

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on true story world war ii resistance 1930s historical drama historical epic africa 1920s guerrilla warfare libya benito mussolini anti-colonialism independence movement maghreb omar al-mokhtar second italo-senussi war (1923–1932)