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Lion of the Desert
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm Sunday, October 18
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Lion of the Desert
An uprising occurs in 1920s Libya against Italian fascist colonial rule. Mussolini personally assigns a sadistic general to use whatever means it takes to crush the revolt, leading to a bitter personal conflict between the colonisers and a rebel leader. Fact-based drama, starring Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger and Irene Papas
1980
Factual
Historical/Period Drama
Movie/Drama
War
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- Anthony Quinn — Actor as Omar Mukhtar
- Oliver Reed — Actor as Gen Rodolfo Graziani
- Rod Steiger — Actor as Benito Mussolini
- Irene Papas — Actor as Mabrouka
- Raf Vallone — Actor as Col Diodiece
- John Gielgud — Actor as Sharif El Gariani
- Andrew Keir — Actor as Salem
- Gastone Moschin — Actor as Maj Tomelli
- Moustapha Akkad — Director
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