Lion of the Desert

He was a man of honor in a war without any.

173 mins
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.

Anthony Quinn

Omar Mukhtar

Rod Steiger

Benito Mussolini

Oliver Reed

Gen. Rodolfo Graziani

Irene Papas

Mabrouka

Raf Vallone

Colonel Diodiece

John Gielgud

Sharif El Gariani

Gastone Moschin

Major Tomelli

Stefano Patrizi

Lt. Sandrini

Adolfo Lastretti

Colonel Sarsani

Sky du Mont

Prince Amadeo

Robert Brown

Al Fadeel

Luciano Bartoli

Captain Lontano

Franco Fantasia

Governor General

Luciano Catenacci

Italian Sergeant

Claudio Gora

President of the Court

Giordano Falzoni

Judge at Camp

Ewen Solon

Italian Tank Commander

George Sweeney

Captain Biagi

Pietro Brambilla

Young Soldier

Pietro Tordi

Field Marshall

Lino Capolicchio

Captain Bedendo

Lorenzo Piani

Prisoner Escort

Tom Felleghy

Italian General (uncredited)

Mark Colleano

Infantry Corporal (uncredited)

Angelo Ragusa

Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited)

Amedeo Salamon

Man Watching Trail (uncredited)

Alfonso Giganti

Military Judge (uncredited)

Scott Richard Fensome

Machine Gun Sergeant (uncredited)

Norman Bolland

Sound Recordist

Jim Willis

Sound Recordist

Mario Garbuglia

Production Designer

Chris Greenham

Sound Editor

Maurice Jarre

Original Music Composer

James Bawden

Camera Operator

Maurice Cain

Art Direction

Terry Glass

Special Effects

Bob Bell

Art Direction

Graham Farrow

Assistant Editor

Kit West

Special Effects Supervisor

Nahila May Al-Jabri

Producer's Assistant

Syd Cain

Production Designer

Glenn Randall Jr.

Stunt Coordinator

Giorgio Desideri

Art Direction

Giorgio Venturoli

Second Assistant Director

Geoffrey Helman

Executive Producer

Jack Hildyard

Director of Photography

Kit West

Special Effects

Roy Stevens

Associate Producer

Mario Garbuglia

Production Design

Paola Roli

Casting

Dino Galiano

Special Effects Technician

Miguel Gil

First Assistant Director

June Bordcosh

Associate Producer

Orietta Nasalli Rocca

Costume Design

Alan Boyle

Makeup Artist

Ahmed Hassan Hassan

Makeup Artist

Adalgisa Favella

Hairstylist

Syd Cain

Production Design

Hassan Ben Dardaf

Costume Design

Neville Smallwood

Makeup Artist

Piero Cicoletti

Costume Design

Roy Alon

Stunts

Glenn Randall Jr.

Second Unit Director

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