Lion of the Desert
He was a man of honor in a war without any.
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- Empire and resistance
- Epic sweep
- War
- Rise and fall
- Rebellion
- True story
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- Release
- 1980
- Runtime
- 173 min
Synopsis
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.
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