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Lion of the Desert. Lion of the Desert is a 1981 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.
The Lion of the Desert: Directed by Moustapha Akkad. With Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone. In 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp-out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Moustapha Akkad
- 1981-05-16
Lion of the Desert (1980) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ... Omar Mukhtar: Oliver Reed ... music played by (as The ...
Anthony Quinn plays Omar Mukhtar in this war epic of '20s Libya. Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger, John Gielgud, Irene Papas. Diodiece: Raf Vallone. Salem: Andrew Keir. Tomelli: Gastone Moschin.
- Moustapha Akkad
Omar Al-Mukhtar University was founded in 1961. Since 1971, Mukhtar's face has appeared on the Libyan ten- dinar note. His final years were depicted in the movie Lion of the Desert (1981), starring Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, and Irene Papas. It was based on the struggles of Mukhtar against Rodolfo Graziani 's forces.
This desert epic about a Libyan hero who helped his nation fend off an Italian invasion in 1929. Anthony Quinn stars as Omar Mukhtar, who organizes Libyan forces to hold off the encroaching Italian troops under General Rodolfo Graziana (Oliver Reed), who are trying to gain a foothold on Libyan soil under direct orders from the Italian dictator Mussolini (Rod Steiger).
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--- Omar Mukhtar. Lion of the Desert is an operatic film photographed, acted, and orchestrated in the grand manner of Lawrence of Arabia. The film is strikingly accurate, right down to the details of Italian weaponry, protocol and military decorations. The acting was fine throughout, even excellent in some cases.
