Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1981-04-17) |
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| Screen: | H.A.L. Craig, David Butler, Paul Thompson |
| Productions: | Falcon International Productions, Filmco International Productions |
| Production Countries: | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, United States of America, United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | العربية, English, Italiano |
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Casts
- 5401: Anthony Quinn - Omar al-Mukhtar
- 936: Oliver Reed - General Rodolfo Graziani
- 18847: Irene Papas - Mabrouka
- 3268: Raf Vallone - Colonel Diodiece
- 522: Rod Steiger - Benito Mussolini
- 11857: John Gielgud - Sharif El Gariani
- 53815: Andrew Keir - Salem
Crews
- 575926: David Butler - Writer - Writing
- 66203: Moustapha Akkad - Director - Directing
- 138762: H.A.L. Craig - Writer - Writing
- 9950: Jim Willis - Sound Recordist - Sound
- 1405343: Chris Greenham - Sound Editor - Sound
- 937166: Norman Bolland - Sound Recordist - Sound
- 2704: Maurice Jarre - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
Wuchak
Review text:
***“Braveheart” in the Libyan desert with Quinn, Reed and Steiger*** After twenty years of failing to remove Bedouin rebels during the Italian colonization (aka invasion) of Libya, Mussolini (Rod Steiger) sends formidable General Graziani (Oliver Reed) in 1931 to take care of the ....
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This is a curious hybrid of a film - it brings together some elements of "Gandhi" (1982) , "Khartoum" (1966) and even "Spartacus" (1960) to illustrate a theatre of war for Fascist colonialism of which I was largely unfamiliar. Rod Steiger (Mussolini) has decided that Italy must get i ....
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