Lion of the Desert (1981)

Name: Lion of the Desert
Genre: History, War, Drama
Released: 1981-04-17
Duration: 2 h 53 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Rod Steiger

"He was a man of honor in a war without any."

⭐ 7.4 2j 53m 1981-04-17 Sutradara: Moustapha Akkad

History War Drama

Sinopsis

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.

Tags:

guerrilla warfare libya africa resistance world war ii independence movement based on true story benito mussolini historical drama 1920s 1930s anti-colonialism historical epic maghreb omar al-mokhtar second italo-senussi war (1923–1932)