Lion of the Desert
“He was a man of honor in a war without any.”
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.
Genres
History, War, Drama
Studio
Falcon International Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Lion of the Desert performed
Budget
$35.0M
Worldwide Gross
$1.5M
Gross Profit
−$33.5M
Return
0.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$263K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~50/50, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for History) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Omar al-Mukhtar
Anthony Quinn
Omar al-Mukhtar
General Rodolfo Graziani
Oliver Reed
General Rodolfo Graziani
Mabrouka
Irene Papas
Mabrouka
Colonel Diodiece
Raf Vallone
Colonel Diodiece
Benito Mussolini
Rod Steiger
Benito Mussolini
Sharif El Gariani
John Gielgud
Sharif El Gariani
Salem
Andrew Keir
Salem
Major Tomelli
Gastone Moschin
Major Tomelli
Lieutenant Sandrini
Stefano Patrizi
Lieutenant Sandrini
Colonel Sarsani
Adolfo Lastretti
Colonel Sarsani
Prince Amadeo
Sky du Mont
Prince Amadeo
Prince Amadeo (voice)
Şahin Çelik
Prince Amadeo (voice)
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