Lion of the Desert

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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.

Lion of the Desert was directed by Moustapha Akkad and released in 1981. It stars Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed and Irene Papas.

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