Lion of the Desert
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.
Actors: Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas
Director: Moustapha Akkad
Country: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, United States, United Kingdom
