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

"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.
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Physical Description:1 videodisc (206 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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