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Lion of the Desert

In 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp-out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar.

Director

Moustapha Akkad

Year

Genre

biography, drama, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

Falcon International Productions,Filmco International Productions

Awards

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Omar Mukhtar

Gen. Rodolfo Graziani

Mabrouka

Colonel Diodiece

Benito Mussolini

Sharif El Gariani

Salem

Major Tomelli

Gastone Moschin

Lt. Sandrini

Stefano Patrizi

Colonel Sarsani

Adolfo Lastretti

Prince Amadeo

Bu-Matari

Ismail

Rodolfo Bigotti

Al Fadeel

Ali's Mother

Eleonora Stathopoulou

Captain Lontano

Luciano Bartoli

President of Court

Judge at Camp

Giordano Falzoni

Graziani's Aide

Franco Fantasia

Ali

(as Loris Bazoki)

Loris Bazzocchi

(as Filippo Degara)

Filippo De Gara

Captain Biagi

Italian Soldier

Luciano Catenacci

Young Soldier

Pietro Brambilla

Field Marshal

Capture Captain

Massimiliano Baratta

Lobitto

Mario Feliciani

Sentry

Gianfranco Barra

Barillo

Captain Bedendo

Lino Capolicchio

Sharif El Gariani

Captain Lontano

Erdogan Esenboga

Ismail

Narrator

Omar Mukhtar

Mabrouka

Benito Mussolini

Self

Benito Mussolini

Colonel Diodiece

Lt. Sandrini

Erhan Yazicioglu

Prince Amadeo

Gen. Rodolfo Graziani

Infantry Corporal

Italian General

Machine Gun Sergeant

Scott Richard Fensome

Military Judge

Alfonso Giganti

Arab

Prisoner Escort Guard

Italian Soldier

Man watching the trail

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Graziani. - Lion of the Desert

20 years. - Lion of the Desert

You know general, - Lion of the Desert

You know general,

No... - Lion of the Desert

General... - Lion of the Desert

Everything did
fall apart though. - Lion of the Desert

Everything did fall apart though.

Peace be upon you. - Lion of the Desert

Peace be upon you.

They tell me that Graziani
loves blood? - Lion of the Desert

They tell me that Graziani loves blood?

Signore, signori,
his excellency - Lion of the Desert

Signore, signori, his excellency

Gentlemen, thank you.
But the ladies are present, - Lion of the Desert

Gentlemen, thank you. But the ladies are present,

Diodiece! Here... in Benghazi? - Lion of the Desert

Diodiece! Here... in Benghazi?

If Europe knew what we do here... - Lion of the Desert

If Europe knew what we do here...

I understand that you know Omar Mukhtar - Lion of the Desert

I understand that you know Omar Mukhtar

Lt. Genieri, urgent message sir. - Lion of the Desert

Lt. Genieri, urgent message sir.

What is this Another wasted maneuver - Lion of the Desert

What is this Another wasted maneuver

Take your brother! - Lion of the Desert

Take your brother!

And... - Lion of the Desert

Some of you have conscript, - Lion of the Desert

Some of you have conscript,

Burn their half
they give to Mukhtar. - Lion of the Desert

Burn their half they give to Mukhtar.

You're warned, be careful. - Lion of the Desert

You're warned, be careful.

Aisha! - Lion of the Desert

Mother,
I must do something. - Lion of the Desert

Mother, I must do something.

I saw what happened,
my brother and Aisha. - Lion of the Desert

I saw what happened, my brother and Aisha.

Please God, - Lion of the Desert

That's our ground. - Lion of the Desert

That's our ground.

Sir, at last we got them
where we want them. - Lion of the Desert

Sir, at last we got them where we want them.

They're here. - Lion of the Desert

They're running!
Get your foot down! - Lion of the Desert

They're running! Get your foot down!

Do you hear that? - Lion of the Desert

Do you hear that?

What the hell is he doing? - Lion of the Desert

What the hell is he doing?

Do you see anything? - Lion of the Desert

Do you see anything?

We do not kill prisoners - Lion of the Desert

We do not kill prisoners

Tell your general it does not belong here - Lion of the Desert

Tell your general it does not belong here

We do not kill prisoners!
They do it to us. - Lion of the Desert

We do not kill prisoners! They do it to us.

I... brought his book home. - Lion of the Desert

I... brought his book home.

Never turned his back on it... - Lion of the Desert

Never turned his back on it...

Come here. - Lion of the Desert

Do not let him see you
crying too much. - Lion of the Desert

Do not let him see you crying too much.

This is my friend, Ali. - Lion of the Desert

This is my friend, Ali.

Be careful... - Lion of the Desert

Turn around. - Lion of the Desert

One... Two... Three... Four... - Lion of the Desert

One... Two... Three... Four...

Look what they did. - Lion of the Desert

Look what they did.

"Raised the sky up and set
the balance of all things." - Lion of the Desert

"Raised the sky up and set the balance of all things.&q...

No! - Lion of the Desert

You have a chance to get away,
take it! - Lion of the Desert

You have a chance to get away, take it!

Ali! - Lion of the Desert

Go back!
Go back for that boy! - Lion of the Desert

Go back! Go back for that boy!

So, you're the brave young man. - Lion of the Desert

So, you're the brave young man.

Yes, I will try. - Lion of the Desert

Yes, I will try.

So that's what he looks like. - Lion of the Desert

So that's what he looks like.

Peace be upon you. - Lion of the Desert

Peace be upon you.

Colonel Barillo, military
governor of Merch. - Lion of the Desert

Colonel Barillo, military governor of Merch.

Poor fools! They think they
can ride against a modern army... - Lion of the Desert

Poor fools! They think they can ride against a modern army.....

I must go. - Lion of the Desert

- Are you ready to patter them?
- Yes sir. - Lion of the Desert

- Are you ready to patter them? - Yes sir.

Fire everything on them! - Lion of the Desert

Fire everything on them!

- What are you doing?
- Colonel Sarsana's orders. - Lion of the Desert

- What are you doing? - Colonel Sarsana's orders.

No retreat, we fight and die here. - Lion of the Desert

No retreat, we fight and die here.

You're alive... - Lion of the Desert

You're alive...

My boy. - Lion of the Desert

Was he a brave boy? - Lion of the Desert

Was he a brave boy?

Will you be back? - Lion of the Desert

Will you be back?

Go. - Lion of the Desert

Up you get!
Come on, out! - Lion of the Desert

Up you get! Come on, out!

You are accused of giving aid, - Lion of the Desert

You are accused of giving aid,

As the holder of a Silver medal
of Honour, Lieutenant, - Lion of the Desert

As the holder of a Silver medal of Honour, Lieutenant,

Thank you God for the lives
you have given. - Lion of the Desert

Thank you God for the lives you have given.

- Gas will be our prison.
- We must get to high ground. - Lion of the Desert

- Gas will be our prison. - We must get to high ground.

They've given us five days
and nights of it. - Lion of the Desert

They've given us five days and nights of it.

Look the mice - Lion of the Desert

Check the bridge. - Lion of the Desert

Check the bridge.

All clear. - Lion of the Desert

He is careful. - Lion of the Desert

That is bait. - Lion of the Desert

You see? - Lion of the Desert

Now, he has made his move.
Let's go. - Lion of the Desert

Now, he has made his move. Let's go.

Ambush! - Lion of the Desert

I have a radical solution - Lion of the Desert

I have a radical solution

He is good. - Lion of the Desert

Thousands of tons of equipment... - Lion of the Desert

Thousands of tons of equipment...

Well... - Lion of the Desert

Duce on Radio:
"We will overrun the earth." - Lion of the Desert

Duce on Radio: "We will overrun the earth."

Thank you. - Lion of the Desert

It's suicide sir. - Lion of the Desert

It's suicide sir.

No! - Lion of the Desert

You're taken in arms. - Lion of the Desert

You're taken in arms.

I want to ask you one question - Lion of the Desert

I want to ask you one question

So you will take everything from me - Lion of the Desert

So you will take everything from me

Thank You. - Lion of the Desert

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In 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp-out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar.

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Director: Moustapha Akkad

Writer: David Butler, H.A.L. Craig, Paul Thompson

Production: Falcon International Productions,Filmco International Productions

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 1980

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 16 May 1981

Awards: N/A

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