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Lion of the Desert
“He was a man of honor in a war without any.”
7.3(198 votes)·1981 173m·EN· Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Directed by Moustapha Akkad
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.
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7.3/10
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Director
Moustapha Akkad
Studios
Falcon International Productions, Filmco International Productions
Budget
$35.0M
Revenue
$1.5M