Lion of the Desert is a 1981 epic historical war film about the Second Italo-Senussi War, starring Anthony Quinn as Libyan tribal leader Omar Mukhtar, a Bedouin leader fighting the Regio Esercito, and Oliver Reed as Italian General Rodolfo Graziani, who defeated Mukhtar. It was directed by Syrian-American director Moustapha Akkad and funded by the Libyan government under Muammar Gaddafi.
The Lion of the Desert (1980)
Directed by Moustapha Akkad
Genres - Biography, Drama, History, War |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film |
Release Date - Dec 19, 1980 |
Run Time - 173 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$35,000,000
Themes
Tags
Italy, Libya, True Stories
Attributes
Based On: based on actual events
Narrative Location: Italy
Narrative Location: Italy
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Alternate Titles
A sivatag oroszlánja
HU
Afrikas Lejon
SE
Çöl Aslanı Ömer Muhtar
TR
Con Sư Tử Già Trên Sa Mạc
VN
Der Löwe von Libyen
DE
El león del desierto
AR, MX, ES
Erämaan leijona
FI
Il leone del deserto
IT
İslam'ın Kılıcı: Çöl Aslanı Ömer Muhtar
TR
Le lion du désert
FR
Leul deşertului
RO
Lew pustyni
PL
Lion Of The Desert
Lion of the Desert
AU, CA, EC, EG, HK, IN, IL, LY, SG, ZA, GB, US
O Leão do Deserto
BR, PT
Ökenkrigets hjälte
SE
Ökenlejonet
SE
Omar Mokhtar
IR
Omar Mukhtar
GB, US
Omar Mukhtar - Löwe der Wüste
DE
Omar Mukhtar: Lion of the Desert
, NL, US
Pustinjski lav
RS
To liontari tis erimou
GR
Ørkenkrigens helte
DK
Ørkenløven
NO
Το λιοντάρι της ερήμου
GR
Лев пустыни
RU
Лъвът на пустинята
BG
عمر المختار
SA
沙漠之獅
TW
砂漠のライオン
JP