Lion of the Desert

You fight in Libya against Italian colonization. But the guerrilla war intensifies. The film leaves Mukhtar's legacy in history.

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Moustapha Akkad directed Lion of the Desert in 1981. See Moustapha Akkad's full filmography, where to start with Moustapha Akkad, or where to go after you've seen everything by Moustapha Akkad.

Lion of the Desert was released in 1981 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 173 minutes.