History ·War ·Drama · Libyan Arab Jamahiriya · 1981 · 2h 53m

Lion of the Desert

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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