Lion of the Desert (1981)

Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert is a 1981 film with Anthony Quinn and Oliver Reed. See the storyline, runtime (173 minutes) and complete cast list on 123movies. 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.