Overview - Lion of the Desert
Date of release
Budget
$35,000,000.00
Revenue
$1,502,136.00
Spoken Languages
- العربية
- English
- Italiano
Production companies
Name: Falcon International Productions
Production country United States of America
Name: Filmco International Productions
Production country Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Overview
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.
Cast
Name: Anthony Quinn
Character: Omar al-Mukhtar
Popularity: 1.5096
Name: Oliver Reed
Character: General Rodolfo Graziani
Popularity: 1.5893
Name: Irene Papas
Character: Mabrouka
Popularity: 0.9245
Name: Raf Vallone
Character: Colonel Diodiece
Popularity: 0.9623
Name: Rod Steiger
Character: Benito Mussolini
Popularity: 1.3263
Name: John Gielgud
Character: Sharif El Gariani
Popularity: 1.0176
Name: Andrew Keir
Character: Salem
Popularity: 0.53
Name: Gastone Moschin
Character: Major Tomelli
Popularity: 0.5033
