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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.
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“He was a man of honor in a war without any.”
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- Apr 17, 1981
- 2h 53m
- Arabic
- Moustapha Akkad
- David Butler, H.A.L. Craig
- Released
- $35.0M
- $1.5M
Falcon International ProductionsFilmco International Productions
