If there is one thing Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi did right, it's having the Libyan government finance the making of this movie. Short review, basic movie info, trailer and full movie Lion of the Desert (1981) online free.
In 1929 Fascist Italy of Benito Mussolini invades Libya, with the cruel General Rodolfo Graziani assigned to carry out the operation of colonial conquest of North Africa. Local leader Omar Mukhtar organizes an army of Bedouins and successfully defends his country against Italian guns and tanks, until he is finally captured and executed.
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Writers: David Butler (additional material), H.A.L. Craig, and Paul Thompson (additional material)
Stars: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger
Ratings: IMDB 7.8 RottenTomatoes 7.3
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