Lion of the Desert

1980 · Directed by Moustapha Akkad · 206 min · war film, biographical film

★ 7.3/10 · 205 ratings on TMDB

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.