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Lion of the Desert (1981)

This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.

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as Omar Mukhtar

as Benito Mussolini

as Gen. Rodolfo Graziani

as Colonel Diodiece

as Sharif El Gariani

Gastone Moschin

Gastone Moschin

as Major Tomelli

Stefano Patrizi

Stefano Patrizi

as Lt. Sandrini

Adolfo Lastretti

Adolfo Lastretti

as Colonel Sarsani

as Prince Amadeo

Rodolfo Bigotti

Rodolfo Bigotti

Eleonora Stathopoulou

Eleonora Stathopoulou

as Ali's mother

Luciano Bartoli

Luciano Bartoli

as Captain Lontano

Franco Fantasia

Franco Fantasia

as Governor General

Luciano Catenacci

Luciano Catenacci

as Italian Sergeant

as President of the Court

Giordano Falzoni

Giordano Falzoni

as Judge at Camp

as Italian Tank Commander

Loris Bazzocchi

Loris Bazzocchi

Filippo De Gara

Filippo De Gara

as Captain Biagi

Pietro Brambilla

Pietro Brambilla

as Young Soldier

as Field Marshall

Mario Feliciani

Mario Feliciani

Gianfranco Barra

Gianfranco Barra

Lino Capolicchio

Lino Capolicchio

as Captain Bedendo

as Prisoner Escort

as Italian General (uncredited)

as Infantry Corporal (uncredited)

as Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited)

as Man Watching Trail (uncredited)

Alfonso Giganti

Alfonso Giganti

as Military Judge (uncredited)

Scott Richard Fensome

Scott Richard Fensome

as Machine Gun Sergeant (uncredited)

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Moustapha Akkad

Moustapha Akkad

Mario Garbuglia

Mario Garbuglia

Production Designer

Sound Recordist

Sound Recordist

Original Music Composer

Special Effects

Moustapha Akkad

Moustapha Akkad

Associate Producer

Associate Producer

Nahila May Al-Jabri

Nahila May Al-Jabri

Producer's Assistant

Geoffrey Helman

Geoffrey Helman

Executive Producer

Director of Photography

Assistant Editor

Giorgio Desideri

Giorgio Desideri

Production Designer

Mario Garbuglia

Mario Garbuglia

Production Design

Special Effects

Special Effects Supervisor

Special Effects Technician

Glenn Randall Jr.

Glenn Randall Jr.

Stunt Coordinator

Alvaro Romagnoli

Alvaro Romagnoli

Camera Operator

First Assistant Director

Giorgio Venturoli

Giorgio Venturoli

Second Assistant Director

Mohammad Sanousi

Mohammad Sanousi

Production Design

Piero Cicoletti

Piero Cicoletti

Hassan Ben Dardaf

Hassan Ben Dardaf

Orietta Nasalli Rocca

Orietta Nasalli Rocca

Adalgisa Favella

Adalgisa Favella

Ahmed Hassan Hassan

Ahmed Hassan Hassan

Neville Smallwood

Neville Smallwood

Glenn Randall Jr.

Glenn Randall Jr.

Second Unit Director

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