Lion of the Desert (1981)
2h 53m
Running Time
April 17, 1981Release Date
Lion of the Desert (1981)
2h 53m
Running Time
April 17, 1981Release Date
Plot.
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 conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Anthony Quinn
Omar Mukhtar
Oliver Reed
Gen. Rodolfo Graziani
Rod Steiger
Benito Mussolini
Irene Papas
Mabrouka
Raf Vallone
Colonel Diodiece
John Gielgud
Sharif El Gariani
Andrew Keir
Salem
Gastone Moschin
Major Tomelli
Mohammad Sanousi
Producer
Stefano Patrizi
Lt. Sandrini
Sky du Mont
Prince Amadeo
Adolfo Lastretti
Colonel Sarsani
Takis Emmanuel
Bu-Matari
Moustapha Akkad
Director
Rodolfo Bigotti
Ismail
H.A.L. Craig
Writer
David Butler
Writer
Robert Brown
Al Fadeel
Eleonora Stathopoulou
Ali's mother
Luciano Bartoli
Captain Lontano
Mohammad Sanousi
Producer
Franco Fantasia
Governor General
Luciano Catenacci
Italian Sergeant
Maurice Jarre
Composer
Claudio Gora
President of the Court
Jack Hildyard
Cinematographer
John Shirley
Editor
Giordano Falzoni
Judge at Camp
Ihab Werfali
Ali
Paola Roli
CastingDirector
Maude Spector
CastingDirector
Ewen Solon
Italian Tank Commander
Syd Cain
ProductionDesigner
Mario Garbuglia
ProductionDesigner
George Sweeney
Captain Biagi
Pietro Brambilla
Young Soldier
Pietro Tordi
Field Marshall
Mario Feliciani
Lobitto
Gianfranco Barra
Abdul
Piero Gerlini
Barillo
Lino Capolicchio
Captain Bedendo
Lorenzo Piani
Prisoner Escort
Tom Felleghy
Italian General (uncredited)
Mark Colleano
Infantry Corporal (uncredited)
Angelo Ragusa
Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited)
Amedeo Salamon
Man Watching Trail (uncredited)
Alfonso Giganti
Military Judge (uncredited)
Scott Richard Fensome
Machine Gun Sergeant (uncredited)
Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Jim Willis
Sound Recordist
Roy Alon
Stunts
Giorgio Desideri
Art Direction
Geoffrey Helman
Executive Producer
Alan Boyle
Makeup Artist
Roy Stevens
Associate Producer
Bob Bell
Art Direction
Orietta Nasalli Rocca
Costume Design
Sergio Mioni
Stunts
Norman Bolland
Sound Recordist
Neville Smallwood
Makeup Artist
Maurice Cain
Art Direction
Chris Greenham
Sound Editor
Miguel Gil
First Assistant Director
Terry Glass
Special Effects
James Bawden
Camera Operator
Dino Galiano
Special Effects Technician
Piero Cicoletti
Costume Design
Adalgisa Favella
Hairstylist
Kit West
Special Effects / Special Effects Supervisor
Alvaro Romagnoli
Gaffer
Giorgio Venturoli
Second Assistant Director
June Bordcosh
Associate Producer
Nahila May Al-Jabri
Producer's Assistant
Graham Farrow
Assistant Editor
Hassan Ben Dardaf
Costume Design
Ahmed Hassan Hassan
Makeup Artist
Filippo De Gara
Victor Baring
Alec Mango
Loris Bazzocchi
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 17, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 53m
Content RatingPG
Budget$35,000,000
Box Office$1,500,000
Genres
Wiki.
Lion of the Desert is a 1980 epic historical war film about the Second Italo-Senussi War, starring Anthony Quinn as Libyan tribal leader Omar Mukhtar, a Bedouin leader fighting the Regio Esercito (Royal Italian Army), and Oliver Reed as Italian General Rodolfo Graziani, who defeated Mukhtar. It was directed by Moustapha Akkad.Released in May 1981, the film has received positive reviews from critics, but performed poorly at the box office, gaining revenues of US$1.5 million worldwide despite having a $35 million budget. The film was banned in Italy in 1982 and was only shown on pay TV in 2009.
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