Directed by:
Moustapha AkkadScreenplay:
H.A.L. CraigCinematography:
Jack HildyardComposer:
Maurice JarreCast:
Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Rod Steiger, John Gielgud, Andrew Keir, Gastone Moschin, Stefano Patrizi, Adolfo Lastretti, Sky du Mont (more)Plots(1)
Anthony Quinn turns in a stellar performance as Libyan hero Omar Mukhtar, who organizes troops to repel the Italian forces trying to gain a stronghold in the African desert under orders from fascist despot Benito Mussolini (Rod Steiger). Though Mukhtar and his bedouin troops must fight the Italian army and its tanks on horseback, the valiant Libyans successfully stave them off for 20 years. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Anthony Quinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361452_f325e1.png)
Anthony Quinn
Mexico
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Road (1954)
Lust for Life (1956)
![Oliver Reed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267630_78adbe.jpg)
Oliver Reed
UK
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
The Trap (1966)
![Irene Papas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271965_79041c.jpg)
Irene Papas
Greece
Best movies:
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Z (1969)
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
![Raf Vallone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272144_2fe52a.jpg)
Raf Vallone
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
Two Women (1960)
![Rod Steiger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/386/164386856_366d8e.jpg)
Rod Steiger
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Der Zauberberg (1982)
The Longest Day (1962)
![John Gielgud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405827_80acb2.png)
John Gielgud
UK
Best movies:
L'Homme éléphant (1980)
Gandhi (1982)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
![Andrew Keir](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/188/160188552_869d7f.jpg)
Andrew Keir
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
A Night to Remember (1958)
![Gastone Moschin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271802_56d39e.jpg)
Gastone Moschin
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
![Stefano Patrizi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280477_ce7681.jpg)
Stefano Patrizi
Italy
Best movies:
Conversation Piece (1974)
The Hurried Man (1977)
Lion of the Desert (1981)
![Adolfo Lastretti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/360/163360450_ce9e3e.jpg)
Adolfo Lastretti
Italy
Best movies:
Padre Pio: Miracle Man (2000) (TV movie)
Flic Story (1975)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
![Sky du Mont](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274297_7ce520.jpg)
Sky du Mont
Argentina
Best movies:
The Boat (1981)
Les Yeux grands fermés (1999)
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
![Claudio Cassinelli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272201_dd1213.jpg)
Claudio Cassinelli
Italy
Best movies:
Lion of the Desert (1981)
Allonsanfan (1973)
Killer Cop (1975)
![Mario Adorf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/693/165693130_17b05e.jpg)
Mario Adorf
Switzerland
Best movies:
Winnetou (1963)
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
![Pietro Brambilla](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/445/159445226_c8ba9b.jpg)
Pietro Brambilla
Italy
Best movies:
Lion of the Desert (1981)
San Babila-8 P.M. (1976)
The House of the Laughing Windows (1976)
![Gianfranco Barra](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/452/452476_5ac451.jpg)
Gianfranco Barra
Italy
Best movies:
Giovanni Falcone (1993)
Avanti! (1972)
Viva Italia! (1977)
![Luciano Catenacci](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/360/163360520_1b557b.jpg)
Luciano Catenacci
Italy
Best movies:
Pair et impair (1978)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
Brothers Till We Die (1978)
![Lino Capolicchio](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/377/377051_eb0ec7.jpg)
Lino Capolicchio
Italy
Best movies:
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Fiorile (1993)
![Pietro Tordi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247492_77e58f.jpg)
Pietro Tordi
Italy
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
An Average Little Man (1977)
Fantomas Strikes Back (1965)
![Claudio Gora](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064281_9abc6f.jpg)
Claudio Gora
Italy
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
![Tom Felleghy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634527_e2616c.jpg)
Tom Felleghy
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The 13 Chairs (1969)
Silent Action (1975)
Brothers Till We Die (1978)