Lion of the Desert
He was a man of honor in a war without any.
1980
Rated
PG
173
minutes
Drama, History, War
Wikipedia
Directed By:
Moustapha Akkad
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.
Language
English
Release Date
April 17, 1981
Budget
$35,000,000
Revenue
$1,500,000
Cast
Anthony Quinn
Omar Mukhtar
Rod Steiger
Benito Mussolini
Oliver Reed
Gen. Rodolfo Graziani
Irene Papas
Mabrouka
Raf Vallone
Colonel Diodiece
John Gielgud
Sharif El Gariani
Andrew Keir
Salem
Gastone Moschin
Major Tomelli
Stefano Patrizi
Lt. Sandrini
Adolfo Lastretti
Colonel Sarsani
Sky du Mont
Prince Amadeo
Takis Emmanuel
Bu-Matari
Rodolfo Bigotti
Ismail
Robert Brown
Al Fadeel
Eleonora Stathopoulou
Ali's mother
Luciano Bartoli
Captain Lontano
Franco Fantasia
Governor General
Luciano Catenacci
Italian Sergeant
Claudio Gora
President of the Court
Giordano Falzoni
Judge at Camp
Ihab Werfali
Ali
Ewen Solon
Italian Tank Commander
Loris Bazzocchi
Alec Mango
Filippo De Gara
George Sweeney
Captain Biagi
Victor Baring
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)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Moustapha Akkad
Director
Miguel Gil
First Assistant Director
Giorgio Venturoli
Second Assistant Director
Writing
Sound
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Chris Greenham
Sound Editor
Norman Bolland
Sound Recordist
Jim Willis
Sound Recordist
Editing
Art
Giorgio Desideri
Art Direction
Syd Cain
Production Design
Mario Garbuglia
Production Design
Bob Bell
Art Direction
Maurice Cain
Art Direction
Crew
Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Sergio Mioni
Stunts
Roy Alon
Stunts
Dino Galiano
Special Effects Technician
Terry Glass
Special Effects
Kit West
Special Effects
Lighting
Production
Moustapha Akkad
Producer
Syd Cain
Production Designer
Maude Spector
Casting
Roy Stevens
Associate Producer
Mario Garbuglia
Production Designer
Geoffrey Helman
Executive Producer
Paola Roli
Casting
Nahila May Al-Jabri
Producer's Assistant
June Bordcosh
Associate Producer
Mohammad Sanousi
Producer
Visual Effects
Camera
Costume & Make-Up