Lion of the Desert

Catalogue Code

FILM000074

Synopsis

Two-time Oscar winner Anthony Quinn stars as Omar Mukhtar, the brilliant Bedouin leader who waged a 20-year guerrilla war against the invading Italian tank armies led by General Rodolfo ‘The Butcher’ Graziani (Oliver Reed of GLADIATOR) and increasingly furious Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini (Academy Award winner Rod Steiger). Oscar winner John Gielgud co-stars with a cast of thousands in this action-packed epic produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad (THE MESSAGE) that remains one of the most provocative historical dramas of our time.

Year of Release

1981

Running Time

174 mins

Distributor

EIDR

Genres

Drama, Biopic, Action

Languages

English, Arabic,

Country of Origin

Libya

Permalink

http://arabcinemadb.alc.manchester.ac.uk/Public/Film/Show/FILM000074

Notes

People with a connection to this film

Anthony Quinn (Actor)Oliver Reed (Actor)Rod Steiger (Actor)John Gielgud (Actor)Moustapha Akkad (Director)

Video Clips

Lion of the Desert Trailer

Publications related to this film

Giacomo Lichtner (2013) Josef Gugler (2011)

Copies in the collection

DVD ENG/FIL/0203

Record from the Contemporary Arab Cinema Database

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