Movie: "Lion of the Desert"
| Release Date: | Apr 1981 |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Biography / Drama / War |
| Runtime: | 173 min. |
| Cast: | Anthony Quinn (Omar Mukhtar), Oliver Reed (Gen. Rodolfo Graziani), Irene Papas (Mabrouka) Raf Vallone (Colonel Diodiece) Rod Steiger (Benito Mussolini) John Gielgud (Sharif El Gariani) Andrew Keir (Salem) Gastone Moschin (Major Tomelli) Stefano Patrizi (Lt. Sandrini) Adolfo Lastretti (Colonel Sarsani) Sky Dumont (Prince Amadeo) Takis Emmanuel (Bu-Matari) Rodolfo Bigotti (Ismail) Robert Brown (Al Fadeel) Eleonora Stathopoulou (Ali's Mother) Luciano Bartoli (Captain Lontano) Claudio Gora (President of Court) Giordano Falzoni (Judge at Camp) Franco Fantasia (Graziani's Aide) Ihab Werfali (Ali) Ewen Solon () Loris Bazzocchi ((as Loris Bazoki)) Alec Mango () Filippo De Gara ((as Filippo Degara)) George Sweeney (Captain Biagi) Luciano Catenacci (Italian Soldier) Victor Baring () Pietro Brambilla (Young Soldier) Pietro Tordi (Field Marshal) Massimiliano Baratta (Capture Captain) Mario Feliciani (Lobitto) Gianfranco Barra (Sentry) Piero Gerlini (Barillo) Lino Capolicchio (Captain Bedendo) Benito Mussolini (Himself (archive footage)) Mario Adorf ((uncredited)) Claudio Cassinelli (Escort Guard (uncredited)) Mark Colleano (Infantry Corporal (uncredited)) Tom Felleghy (Italian General (uncredited)) Scott Fensome (Machine Gun Sergeant (uncredited)) Angelo Ragusa (Italian Soldier (uncredited)) |
Storyline: Between two worlds wars, a struggle for freedom took place in the African desert. This movie is the historicaly accurate story about the Libyan resistance leader, Omar Mukhtar, who led the Libyan resistance against the Italian opressors from 1911-1931. The movie takes place during the reign of Mussolini.
|
||||||||||
 |
|
buy |