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Lion of the Desert

1981·2h 53m·PG
DramaBiographyWarHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 8.2/10
18,879 votes

In 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp-out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar.

Lion of the Desert is a 1981 drama biography movie directed by Moustapha Akkad, starring Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.2/10 from 18,879 votes and runs 2h 53m.

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Director
Moustapha Akkad
Stars
Anthony Quinn
Oliver Reed
Rod Steiger
Irene Papas
Details
1981-05-16
173 min
Movie
PG
★ Libya, United States
★ English, Arabic, Italian
Keywords
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