The Somali Dervish (1985)
4h 30m
Running Time
January 1, 1985Release Date
The Somali Dervish (1985)
4h 30m
Running Time
January 1, 1985Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Osman Mahaud Omar
Muhammad Abdullah Hassan
Yusuf Haji Adan
Haji Suudi
Hassan Abdulle
Ismail Mire
Mohamud Ise Omar
Abdalla Shihiri
Peter Sorivener
Richard Corfield
Norman Pritchard
Gibb
Andrew Hayman
Archer
Ali Khan
Pestalozza
Johnson
Sir Reginald
Mark Crocker
General Rudolf Slatin
Robert Koepp
Commissioner Cordeaux
Russ Milleson
General Manning
Peter Hesham
Colonel Swayne
Gary Bivings
Colonel Plunkett
Abdulkadir Ahmed Said
Director
Said Salah
Director
Yolb Wadaag
Writer
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1985
Original NameDarwiishka Soomaaliyeed
StatusReleased
Running Time4h 30m
Budget$1,800,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
revolutionary
somalia