Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert (1981)

"He was a man of honor in a war without any."
ThumbScore
👍 83%
Critics Score
🎬 75% (RT: 75%)
HistoryWarDrama
Director
Moustapha Akkad
Runtime
2h 53m
Country
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Votes
194
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Overview
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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