Lion of the Desert

Name: Lion of the Desert
Released: 1981

Release: Apr 17, 1981
Rating: 7.3/10 (TMDB)
Runtime: 173 min
Status: Released
Language: English
Budget: $35,000,000
Revenue: $1,502,136
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Writers: David Butler, H.A.L. Craig

Drama WWI History War

Synopsis

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.