Omar Mukhtar - Lion of Desert

	Genre	Feature Film
	Language	English
	Duration	120 mins
	Country of Origin	India

Cast & Crew

Cast - Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Gastone Moschin, Andrew Keir, Sky Dumont,
Robert Brown, Takis Emmanuel, Rod Steiger as Mussolini and John Gielgud
Produced & Directed By Moustapha Akkad

Synopsis

The year is 1929 and dictator Benito Mussolini (Rod Steiger) is still faced with the 20-year long war waged by Bedouin patriots to combat Italian colonization in Africa. Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani (Oliver Reed) governor of Lybia, confident that he can crush the rebellion and restore the glories of Imperial Rome. Inspirational in the Bedouin resistance toward the oppressors is the leadership of one man - Omar Mukhtar (Anthony Quinn). A teacher by profession, guerrilla by obligation, Mukhtar has committed himself to a war that cannot be won in his lifetime.