• Film ID:
  • 12078
  • Availability:
  • DVD Available from Shop
  • Film cert:
  • Running time:
  • DVD=170 min.
  • Nationality(ies):
  • Britain.
  • Primary Language(s):
  • English.
LION OF THE DESERT (1980)
Cast
Anthony Quinn. Oliver Reed. John Gielgud. Rod Steiger. Irene Papas. Raf Vallone. Gastone Moschin. Andre Kier. Sky Dumont. Rob Brown. Takis Emmanuel.
Director(s)
Moustapha Akkad.
Categories
Drama. War. 1920s. 1930s. Desert. Empire. Action/Adventure. True Stories. Historical.
Review
A stirring and star-studded account of the Bedouin resistance against Mussolini's mechanised army in the deserts of North Africa during the 1920s. Epic in scope and length, The Lion Of The Desert focuses on Bedouin leader Omar Mukhtar, teacher turned guerrilla and willing martyr for the cause of his people.
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