Lion of the desert / produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad.

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"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 Libya, confident that he can crush the rebellion and resto...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Falcon Films
Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Quinn, Anthony, 1915-2001
Reed, Oliver, 1938-1999
Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002
Akkad, Moustapha
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Troy, MI : Trancas International Films ; Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1998.
Subjects:
Mukhtār, ʻUmar, > 1860?-1931.
Italy > History > 1922-1945.
Fascism > Italy.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (206 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
"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 Libya, 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.
Note:"A Moustaphia Akkad film".
Videodisc release of a 1979 motion picture.
Features: Widescreen presentation (1:85:1) ; includes the documentary The Making of an Epic ; theatrical trailers ; Still gallery.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1997.L5 L58 1998 VideoDVD
Credits:Screenplay by H. A. L. Craig ; photographed by Jack Hildyard, B.S.C. ; music composed and conducted by Maurice Jarre ; produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad.
System Details:DVD format.
Cast:
Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Gastone Moschin, Andrew Keir, Sky Dumont, Robert Brown, Takis Emmanuel, Rod Steiger, and John Gielgud.