Cairo Classics · 45th Edition
Lion of the Desert
Director
Moustapha Akkad
Country
USA, Libya
Runtime
2 h 36 min
Language
English, Arabic, Italian
Synopsis
In 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appointed General Rodolfo Graziani as the colonial governor of Italian Libya, instructing him to eliminate all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by the rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar.
Cast
Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Rod Steiger
Screenplay
H.A.L. Craig
Producers
Moustapha Akkad, Mohammad Sanousi
About the Director
A Syrian-American producer and director, he produced a series of Halloween movies but is best known for Lion of the Desert (1981) and The Message (1976), both of which focus on the history of Islam.
Screenings