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Best Buy > Music & Movies > Movies > Westerns & War > War Movies > Product Info

Lion of the Desert[Fullscreen Anniversary] - DVD

SKU: 7542206 | Release Date: 11/1/2005
Rating: PG for Graphic Violence, Not For Children

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Rating
PG for Graphic Violence, Not For Children
Format
DVD
Theatrical Release
1981
Length
93 minutes
Screen Formats
Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre
War Movies
Studio
Anchor Bay
Aspect Ratio
1.77:1

Synopsis

Libyan leader Moummar Quaddafi financed this desert epic about a Libyan hero who helped his nation fend off an Italian invasion in 1929. Anthony Quinn stars as Omar Mukhtar, who organizes Libyan forces to hold off the encroaching Italian troops under General Rodolfo Graziana (Oliver Reed), who are trying to gain a foothold on Libyan soil under direct orders from the Italian dictator Mussolini (Rod Steiger). With the persistence of Mukhtar, the Libyans, battling the tanks and guns of the Italian army with their Bedouin troops on horseback, managed to hold off y the Italians for twenty years, until Mukhtar was finally captured and executed. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Version Details

Languages/Sound
Eng
Screen Formats
Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Additional Features
cc Lion of the Desert (Omar Mukhtar) English and Arabic language versions Widescreen presentation (1.77:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs The making of Lion of the desert Audio commentary with producer/director Moustapha Akkad The making of Omar Mukhtar Arabic audio commentary with producer/director Moustapha Akkad
Chapters
Disc #1 -- Lion of the Desert
1. Mussolini's Decision (Main Titles) [10:03]
2. Mukhtar's Wisdom [6:49]
3. Graziani's Arrival [7:17]
4. Fight for Him, Die for Him [8:14]
5. Ambush [9:24]
6. The Price of War [8:03]
7. Cause and Effect [10:04]
8. Making History [7:40]
9. Peace Talks [10:54]
10. The Battle of Kufra Oasis [13:44]
11. Surrender [4:23]
12. Flushing Out the Rebellion [7:10]
13. Summoning Courage [4:15]
14. The Bait [7:59]
15. A New Hadrian's Wall [12:26]
16. The Capture of Mukhtar [8:13]
17. Graziani and Mukhtar [7:30]
18. The Trial [13:33]
19. Execution [4:36]
20. End Credits [8:24]
Disc #2 -- Omar Mukhtar
1. Mussolini's Decision (Main Titles) [10:03]
2. Mukhtar's Wisdom [6:49]
3. Graziani's Arrival [7:17]
4. Fight for Him, Die for Him [8:14]
5. Ambush [9:24]
6. The Price of War [8:03]
7. Cause and Effect [10:04]
8. Making History [7:40]
9. Peace Talks [10:54]
10. The Battle of Kufra Oasis [13:44]
11. Surrender [4:23]
12. Flushing Out the Rebellion [7:10]
13. Summoning Courage [4:15]
14. The Bait [7:59]
15. A New Hadrian's Wall [12:26]
16. The Capture of Mukhtar [8:13]
17. Graziani and Mukhtar [7:30]
18. The Trial [13:33]
19. Execution [4:36]
20. End Credits [8:24]

Cast

  • Gianfranco Barra - Sentry
  • Rodolfo Bigotti - Ismail
  • Lino Capolicchio
  • Adolfo Lastretti - Col. Sarsani
  • Alec Mango
  • Gastone Moschin - Maj. Tomelli
  • Eleonora Stathopoulou - Ali's Mother
  • Robert Brown - Al-Fadeel
  • Stefano Patrizi - Lt. Sandrini
  • Irene Papas - Mabrouka
  • Oliver Reed - Gen. Rodolfo Graziani
  • Anthony Quinn - Omar Mukhtar
  • Luciano Catenacci
  • Takis Emmanuel - Bu-Matari
  • Sky Dumont - Prince Amadeo
  • Ewen Solon
  • George Sweeney - Capt. Biagi
  • Rod Steiger - Benito Mussolini
  • Pietro Tordi - Field Marshal
  • Raf Vallone - Diodiece
  • Mark Colleano - Infantry Corporal
  • Victor Baring
  • Mario Feliciani - Lobitto
  • John Gielgud - Sharif El Gariani
  • Claudio Gora - President of Court
  • Andrew Keir - Salem
  • Franco Fantasia - Gen. Graziani's Aide

Crew

  • Cinematographer: Jack Hildyard
  • Composer (Music Score): Maurice Jarre
  • Art Director: Bob Bell
  • First Assistant Director: Carlos Gil ,Miguel Gil
  • Associate Producer: Roy Stevens
  • Production Designer: Syd Cain
  • Editor: John Shirley
  • Special Effects: Kit West
  • Second Unit Director: Glenn Randall
  • Stunts Coordinator: Glenn Randall
  • Sound/Sound Designer: Norman Bolland ,Jim Willis
  • Director: Moustapha Akkad
  • Producer: Moustapha Akkad
  • Art Director: Maurice Cain
  • Production Designer: Sidney Cain
  • Art Director: Giorgio Desideri
  • Screenwriter: H.A.L. Craig
  • Production Designer: Mario Garbuglia

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