Lion of the Desert1981
About
- Runtime
- 2 hours 53 minutes
- Language
- English
- Tagline
- He was a man of honor in a war without any.
- Overview
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.
- Genres
- History, War, Drama
- Released
- March 27, 1981
- Budget
- $35,000,000
- Revenue
- $1,502,136
- Production
- Falcon International Productions
- Filmco International Productions
Credits
Directing
- Moustapha AkkadDirector
- Giorgio VenturoliSecond Assistant Director
- Miguel GilFirst Assistant Director
- Glenn Randall Jr.Second Unit Director
Writing
- David ButlerWriter
- H.A.L. CraigWriter
Art
- Maurice CainArt Direction
- Bob BellArt Direction
- Giorgio DesideriArt Direction
- Mario GarbugliaProduction Design
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- Syd CainProduction Design
Camera
- James BawdenCamera Operator
- Jack HildyardDirector of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
- Orietta Nasalli RoccaCostume Design
- Alan BoyleMakeup Artist
- Ahmed Hassan HassanMakeup Artist
- Adalgisa FavellaHairstylist
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- Hassan Ben DardafCostume Design
- Neville SmallwoodMakeup Artist
- Piero CicolettiCostume Design
Crew
- Terry GlassSpecial Effects
- Glenn Randall Jr.Stunt Coordinator
- Kit WestSpecial Effects
- Dino GalianoSpecial Effects Technician
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- Roy AlonStunts
- Sergio MioniStunts
Editing
- Graham FarrowAssistant Editor
- John ShirleyEditor
Lighting
- Alvaro RomagnoliGaffer
Production
- Maude SpectorCasting
- Nahila May Al-JabriProducer's Assistant
- Moustapha AkkadProducer
- Geoffrey HelmanExecutive Producer
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- Roy StevensAssociate Producer
- Paola RoliCasting
- June BordcoshAssociate Producer
- Mohammad SanousiProducer
Sound
- Norman BollandSound Recordist
- Jim WillisSound Recordist
- Chris GreenhamSound Editor
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
Visual Effects
- Kit WestSpecial Effects Supervisor
