Lion of the desert / producer/director, Moustapha Akkad ; screenwriter, H.A.L. Craig.

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The year is 1929 and Dictator Benito Mussolini is still faced with the twenty-year long war waged by Bedouin patriots to establish of the "Fourth Shore." Omar Mukhtar: a teacher by profession, guerrilla by obligation, fights against his oppressors and commits himself to a war that cannot be won in h...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Author:	Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc (Film distributor)
Other Authors:	Akkad, Moustapha (Film producer, Film director) Craig, H. A. L. (Screenwriter) Quinn, Anthony, 1915-2001 (Actor) Reed, Oliver, 1938-1999 (Actor) Steiger, Rod, 1925-2002 (Actor)
Language:	English Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English dialogue; Spanish subtitles.
Edition:	Classic collector's edition.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Mukhtār, ʻUmar, > 1860?-1931 > Drama. Libya > Foreign relations > Italy > Drama. Italy > Foreign relations > Libya > Drama. World War, 1939-1945 > Territorial questions > Italy > Drama. Italy > Colonies > Africa > Administration. Libya > History > 1912-1951 > Drama. Italy > History > 1922-1945 > Drama. Fascism > Italy > Drama. Historical films. Feature films.
Genre:	Drama. Historical films. Feature films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (156 min) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc

Omar Mukhtar, lion of the desert = Asad al-ṣaḥrāʼ

Authors: Jarre, Maurice
Published: Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2005

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 173 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Video DVD

Lion of the desert

Published: Trancas International Films ; Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1998

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

Video DVD