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Lion of the Desert

Name: Lion of the Desert
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Genre: History, War, Drama
Released: 1981-04-17
Duration: 173 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Rod Steiger

History•War•Drama7.3•1981•2h 53m

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Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fascist forces of Benito Mussolini highlights the struggle for Libyan independence and the harsh tactics utilised by the colonisers.