Details
- Release: Apr 17 1981
- Runtime: 173 min
- Language: Arabic
- Budget: $35,000,000
- Revenue: $1,502,136
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.
Trailer
Credits
John Gielgud
Sharif El Gariani
Oliver Reed
General Rodolfo Graziani
Rod Steiger
Benito Mussolini
Anthony Quinn
Omar al-Mukhtar
Irene Papas
Mabrouka
Mario Adorf
(uncredited)
Raf Vallone
Colonel Diodiece
Robert Brown
Al Fadeel
Sky du Mont
Prince Amadeo
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
Gastone Moschin
Major Tomelli
Andrew Keir
Salem
Mario Feliciani
Lobitto
George Sweeney
Captain Biagi
Franco Fantasia
Governor General
Claudio Gora
President of Court
Ewen Solon
Italian Tank Commander
Mark Lewis
Arab (uncredited)
Pietro Tordi
Field Marshal
Gianni Rizzo
Man in War Room (uncredited)