Omar Mukhtar, lion of the desert = Asad al-ṣaḥrāʼ / a Falcon International production ; a Moustapha Akkad film ; screenplay written by H.A.L. Craig ; produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad.

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Between two world wars, a struggle for freedom took place in the African desert. This movie is the historically accurate story about the Libyan resistance leader, Omar Mukhtar, who led the Libyan resistance against the Italian oppressors from 1911-1931.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jarre, Maurice (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Falcon Films Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors:	Quinn, Anthony, 1915-2001 (Actor) Reed, Oliver, 1938-1999 (Actor) Papas, Irene (Actor) Vallone, Raf (Actor) Moschin, Gastone, 1929-2017 (Actor) Craig, H. A. L. (Screenwriter) Akkad, Moustapha (Producer, Director) Hildyard, Jack (Cinematographer)
Language:	English Arabic
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English or Arabic dialogue; English version closed-captioned.
Published:	Troy, MI : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2005]
Edition:	Twenty-fifth anniversary second disc-set.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Mukhtār, ʻUmar, > 1860?-1931 > Drama. Libya > History > 1551-1912 > Drama. Libya > History > 1912-1951 > Drama. Biographical. Historical. Propaganda films. Feature films. Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Biographical. Historical. Propaganda films. Feature films. Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 173 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Asad al-ṣaḥrāʼ [Parallel title] Lion of the desert. Omar Mukhtar.
Format:	Video DVD

Contents:

Disc 1: English language
Disc 2: Arabic language.