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Lion of the Desert

“He was a man of honor in a war without any.”

Director
Moustapha Akkad
Year
1981
Runtime
2h 53m
Rated
PG
Release
1981
Language
en
Country
US

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

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.

  • #second italo-senussi war (1923–1932)
  • #1930s
  • #historical drama
  • #historical epic
  • #1920s
  • #africa
  • #independence movement
  • #omar al-mokhtar
  • #resistance
  • #libya
  • #based on true story
  • #guerrilla warfare

  • Directed by

    Moustapha Akkad

  • Written by

    David Butler & H.A.L. Craig

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