Country
Spain
Date
Dec 19, 1980
Note
Madrid
He was a man of honor in a war without any.
2h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gastone Moschin | Major Tomelli |
| Stefano Patrizi | Lieutenant Sandrini |
| Adolfo Lastretti | Colonel Sarsani |
| Sky du Mont | Prince Amadeo |
| Şahin Çelik | Prince Amadeo (voice) |
| Takis Emmanuel | Bu-Matari |
| Rodolfo Bigotti | Ismail |
| Robert Brown | Al Fadeel |
| Eleonora Stathopoulou | Ali's Mother |
| Luciano Bartoli | Captain Lontano |
| Claudio Gora | President of Court |
| Giordano Falzoni | Judge at Camp |
| Franco Fantasia | Governor General |
| Ihab Werfali | Ali |
| Ewen Solon | Italian Tank Commander |
| Loris Bazzocchi | |
| Alec Mango |
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| Filippo De Gara | |
| George Sweeney | Captain Biagi |
| Luciano Catenacci | Italian Sergeant |
| Victor Baring | |
| Pietro Brambilla | Young Soldier |
| Pietro Tordi | Field Marshal |
| Massimiliano Baratta | Capture Captain |
| Mario Feliciani | Lobitto |
| Gianfranco Barra | Abdul |
| Piero Gerlini | Barillo |
| Lino Capolicchio | Captain Bedendo |
| Benito Mussolini | Self (archive footage) |
| Mario Adorf | (uncredited) |
| Fernando Arcangeli | Officer at Trial (uncredited) |
| Rossana Canghiari | Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited) |
| Mark Colleano | Infantry Corporal (uncredited) |
| Adriana Colombo | Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited) |
| Tom Felleghy | Italian General (uncredited) |
| Alfonso Giganti | Military Judge (uncredited) |
| Mark Lewis | Arab (uncredited) |
| Ettore Martini | General (uncredited) |
| Vittorio Parziali | Military Judge (uncredited) |
| Lorenzo Piani | Prisoner Escort Guard (uncredited) |
| Angelo Ragusa | Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited) |
| Gianni Rizzo | Man in War Room (uncredited) |
| Amedeo Salamon | Man Watching Trail (uncredited) |
Genres
HistoryWarDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Lion of the Desert |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | العربية, English, Italiano |
| Paesi di produzione | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, United States of America, United Kingdom |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Falcon International Productions, Filmco International Productions |
| Data di uscita | 17 aprile 1981 |
| Exec. Producer | Geoffrey Helman |
| Producer | Moustapha Akkad, June Bordcosh, Roy Stevens, Mohammad Sanousi |
| Writer | David Butler, H.A.L. Craig |
| Casting | Paola Roli, Maude Spector |
| Editors | John Shirley, Graham Farrow |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard, James Bawden |
| Asst. Directors | Miguel Gil, Giorgio Venturoli, Moustapha Akkad, Glenn Randall Jr. |
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Release dates
Premiere
Country
United States
Date
Mar 27, 1981
Note
USA Film Festival
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Apr 17, 1981
Certification
PG
Note
New York City, New York
Country
Italy
Date
Sep 16, 2024
Theatrical release
Country
Japan
Date
May 16, 1981
Country
Mexico
Date
Jun 26, 1981
Certification
B
Country
Norway
Date
Jul 06, 1981
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Aug 27, 1981
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Country
Finland
Date
Sep 25, 1981
Country
Portugal
Date
Oct 08, 1981
Certification
M/12
Country
Ireland
Date
Oct 09, 1981
Country
Netherlands
Date
Oct 15, 1981
Country
Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1981
Country
Sweden
Date
Oct 23, 1981
Country
Germany
Date
Oct 29, 1981
Certification
16
Note
West Germany
Country
Colombia
Date
Nov 18, 1981
Country
South Korea
Date
Dec 17, 1981
Country
Denmark
Date
Dec 26, 1981
Country
France
Date
Jul 28, 1982
Certification
TP
Country
Türkiye
Date
Oct 01, 1985
Digital
Country
France
Date
Jan 01, 2022
Certification
16
Note
Netflix
Physical media
Country
France
Date
Nov 01, 2005
Note
DVD
Country
Sweden
Date
May 24, 2006
Certification
15
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jul 02, 2012
Certification
12
Note
DVD, Blu ray
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
Jul 02, 2012
Note
Blu-ray
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Country
United States
Date
Jul 02, 2012
Note
Blu-ray
Country
Egypt
Date
Apr 21, 2021
Note
DVD
Country
Singapore
Date
May 23, 2021
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Italy
Date
Jun 11, 2009
Note
Sky
Country
Poland
Date
Aug 03, 2022
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