Libyan leader Moummar Quaddafi financed this desert epic about a Libyan hero who helped his nation fend off an Italian invasion in 1929. Anthony Quinn stars as Omar Mukhtar, who organizes Libyan forces to hold off the encroaching Italian troops under General Rodolfo Graziana (Oliver Reed), who are trying to gain a foothold on Libyan soil under direct orders from the Italian dictator Mussolini (Rod Steiger). With the persistence of Mukhtar, the Libyans, battling the tanks and guns of the Italian army with their Bedouin ...
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Libyan leader Moummar Quaddafi financed this desert epic about a Libyan hero who helped his nation fend off an Italian invasion in 1929. Anthony Quinn stars as Omar Mukhtar, who organizes Libyan forces to hold off the encroaching Italian troops under General Rodolfo Graziana (Oliver Reed), who are trying to gain a foothold on Libyan soil under direct orders from the Italian dictator Mussolini (Rod Steiger). With the persistence of Mukhtar, the Libyans, battling the tanks and guns of the Italian army with their Bedouin troops on horseback, managed to hold off y the Italians for twenty years, until Mukhtar was finally captured and executed. Paul Brenner, Rovi
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Add this copy of Lion of the Desert-25th Anniversary Edition to cart. $17.94, new condition, Sold by BMC1701 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Norwalk, IA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
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Add this copy of Lion of the Desert [25th Anniversary Edition] [2 Discs] to cart. $55.50, new condition, Sold by groovaciousrecords rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cedar City, UT, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Lionsgate.
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Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger, John Gielgud, Irene Papas. New in new packaging. 2 discs. Language: English. Run time: 162 mins. Aspect ratio: 1.77: 1. Originally released: 1981.