Lion of the Desert
"He was a man of honor in a war without any."
1981-04-17
7.3
en 173mHistoryWarDrama
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.
Director
Moustapha Akkad
Writer
David Butler
Writer
H.A.L. Craig
Sound Recordist
Norman Bolland
Sound Recordist
Jim Willis
Sound Editor
Chris Greenham
guerrilla warfare libya africa resistance world war ii independence movement based on true story benito mussolini historical drama 1920s 1930s anti-colonialism historical epic maghreb omar al-mokhtar second italo-senussi war (1923–1932)
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$1,502,136Budget
$35,000,000Countries
- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
Companies
- Falcon International Productions
- Filmco International Productions
