Lion of the Desert (1981) Cast & Crew
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Directed by Moustapha Akkad.
Cast
- Anthony Quinn as Omar al-Mukhtar
- Oliver Reed as General Rodolfo Graziani
- Irene Papas as Mabrouka
- Raf Vallone as Colonel Diodiece
- Rod Steiger as Benito Mussolini
- John Gielgud as Sharif El Gariani
- Andrew Keir as Salem
- Gastone Moschin as Major Tomelli
- Stefano Patrizi as Lieutenant Sandrini
- Adolfo Lastretti as Colonel Sarsani
- Sky du Mont as Prince Amadeo
- Şahin Çelik as Prince Amadeo (voice)
- Takis Emmanuel as Bu-Matari
- Rodolfo Bigotti as Ismail
- Robert Brown as Al Fadeel
- Eleonora Stathopoulou as Ali's Mother
- Luciano Bartoli as Captain Lontano
- Claudio Gora as President of Court
- Giordano Falzoni as Judge at Camp
- Franco Fantasia as Governor General
- Ihab Werfali as Ali
- Ewen Solon as Italian Tank Commander
- Loris Bazzocchi
- Alec Mango
- Filippo De Gara
- George Sweeney as Captain Biagi
- Luciano Catenacci as Italian Sergeant
- Victor Baring
- Pietro Brambilla as Young Soldier
- Pietro Tordi as Field Marshal
- Massimiliano Baratta as Capture Captain
- Mario Feliciani as Lobitto
- Gianfranco Barra as Abdul
- Piero Gerlini as Barillo
- Lino Capolicchio as Captain Bedendo
- Benito Mussolini as Self (archive footage)
- Mario Adorf as (uncredited)
- Fernando Arcangeli as Officer at Trial (uncredited)
- Rossana Canghiari as Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited)
- Mark Colleano as Infantry Corporal (uncredited)
Crew
- Moustapha Akkad — Director
- David Butler — Writer
- H.A.L. Craig — Writer
- Maurice Jarre — Original Music Composer
- Moustapha Akkad — Producer
- Jack Hildyard — Director of Photography
- Mohammad Sanousi — Producer
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