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Lion of the Desert

He was a man of honor in a war without any.

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7.4
The Film

Lion of the Desert

He was a man of honor in a war without any.

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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.

Budget

$35,000,000

Runtime

173 min

Box Office

$1,502,136

Released Apr 1981
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