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Lion of the Desert

Release Date: 1981

Cast: Rod Steiger, Gastone Moschin, John Gielgud, Anthony Quinn, Andrew Keir, Raf Vallone, Sky du Mont, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas

Categories: Movies, Historical Epic, Biopic [Feature], Propaganda, Biographical Film, Drama Film, War Film, Action/Adventure, Epic, Combat Films

Lion of the Desert is a 1981 Libyan historical action film starring Anthony Quinn as Libyan tribal leader Omar Mukhtar, a Bedouin leader fighting the Italian army in the years leading up to World War II and Oliver Reed as Italian General Rodolfo Graziani, who attempted to defeat Mukhtar. It was directed by Moustapha Akkad and funded by the government under Muammar al-Gaddafi. Released in May 1981, the film was liked by critics and audiences but performed poorly in making money, bringing in just $1 million dollars net worldwide, a financial disaster. In 1929, Italian dictator Benito... MORE

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