Lion of the Desert

Name: Lion of the Desert
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1981-04-17
Duration: 173 min
Rating: 7.3

He was a man of honor in a war without any.

2h 53m English, Italian, Arabic

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Lion of the Desert

He was a man of honor in a war without any.

2h 53m English, Italian, Arabic

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.

Director Moustapha Akkad

Writer H.A.L. Craig Writer David Butler

Budget $35,000,000

Revenue $1,502,136

Net Return -$33,497,864

Performance 0.04x budget

Net Loss

0x 1.0x (Budget) 2.5x (Est. Break-even)

* Movies typically require ~2.5x budget in ticket sales to cover marketing and theater splits.