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The Lion of the Desert

1981, Moustapha Akkad

4.8/5

In Fascist Italy pre-World War II, the cruel General Rodolfo Graziani is directly assigned by Benito Mussolini to fight in the colonial war in Libya to vanquish the Arab nation. However, his troops are frequently defeated by the national leader Omar Mukhtar and his army of Bedouins. But the Butcher of Ethiopia and Libya uses a dirty war against the natives, slaughtering women, children, and aged people, to subdue Mukhtar.

If you like The Lion of the Desert, you might also like 1980s Biographical Films, War Epic Films, Libyan Drama Films, and Films Set In 1929.

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