Lion of the Desert

1981, action, history, war

173 minutes

This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya in WWII. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the...

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Cast

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Omar Mukhtar

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Benito Mussolini

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Gen. Rodolfo Graziani

Irene Papas

Irene Papas

Mabrouka

Raf Vallone

Raf Vallone

Colonel Diodiece

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Sharif El Gariani

Andrew Keir

Andrew Keir

Salem

Gastone Moschin

Gastone Moschin

Major Tomelli

Stefano Patrizi

Stefano Patrizi

Lt. Sandrini

Adolfo Lastretti

Adolfo Lastretti

Colonel Sarsani

Sky du Mont

Sky du Mont

Prince Amadeo

Takis Emmanuel

Takis Emmanuel

Bu-Matari

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Al Fadeel

Eleonora Stathopoulou

Ali's mother

Luciano Bartoli

Luciano Bartoli

Captain Lontano

Franco Fantasia

Franco Fantasia

Governor General

Luciano Catenacci

Luciano Catenacci

Italian Sergeant

Claudio Gora

Claudio Gora

President of the Court

Giordano Falzoni

Judge at Camp

Ewen Solon

Ewen Solon

Italian Tank Commander

George Sweeney

George Sweeney

Captain Biagi

Pietro Brambilla

Pietro Brambilla

Young Soldier

Pietro Tordi

Pietro Tordi

Field Marshall

Mario Feliciani

Mario Feliciani

Lobitto

Piero Gerlini

Piero Gerlini

Barillo

Lino Capolicchio

Lino Capolicchio

Captain Bedendo

Lorenzo Piani

Lorenzo Piani

Prisoner Escort

Tom Felleghy

Tom Felleghy

Italian General (uncredited)

Mark Colleano

Infantry Corporal (uncredited)

Angelo Ragusa

Angelo Ragusa

Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited)

Amedeo Salamon

Man Watching Trail (uncredited)

Alfonso Giganti

Alfonso Giganti

Military Judge (uncredited)

Scott Richard Fensome

Machine Gun Sergeant (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Giorgio Desideri

Art direction

Bob Bell

Art direction

Maurice Cain

Art direction

Syd Cain

Production design

Mario Garbuglia

Mario Garbuglia

Production design

Camera

James Bawden

Camera operator

Costume and make-up

Orietta Nasalli-Rocca

Costume design

Piero Cicoletti

Costume design

Hassan Ben Dardaf

Costume design

Adalgisa Favella

Hairstylist

Alan Boyle

Makeup artist

Neville Smallwood

Makeup artist

Ahmed Hassan Hassan

Makeup artist

Crew

Glenn Randall Jr.

Stunt coordinator

Directing

Moustapha Akkad

Director

Miguel Gil

First assistant director

Giorgio Venturoli

Second assistant director

Editing

John Shirley

Editor

Lighting

Production

Roy Stevens

Roy Stevens

Associate producer

June Bordcosh

Associate producer

Maude Spector

Casting

Paola Roli

Casting

Geoffrey Helman

Executive producer

Moustapha Akkad

Producer

Mohammad Sanousi

Producer

Sound

Maurice Jarre

Maurice Jarre

Original music composer

Writing

H.A.L. Craig

Writer

David Butler

Writer

Visual effects

Kit West

Special effects supervisor

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