Lion of the Desert

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

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Ratings & Reviews

7.3/10

192 votes

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Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$35.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$1.5M

Global Box Office

Loss

$-33,497,864

ROI: -96%

Budget Recovery4% of budget

$0|Budget: $35.0M|Revenue: $1.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

13.5K

Daily Avg

225

7-Day Trend

-14%

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Story Setting

Set In

ItalyLibya

Characters

Omar al-Mukhtar

Rodolfo Graziani

Prince Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta

Roberto Lontano

Sharif El Gariani

Benito Mussolini

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Jack Hildyard

Film Editing

John Shirley

Music / Score

Maurice Jarre

Distributors

Anchor Bay EntertainmentNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Lion of the Desert

Available in 133 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	Plex, Plex Channel, Darkroom	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Plex	Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	—	Plex	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube
Australia	—	Plex	—	—
India	—	Plex, Plex Channel	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

Germany16

FranceTP

MexicoB

Netherlands12

PortugalM/12

Sweden15

Production

Director

Moustapha Akkad

Writers

David Butler, H.A.L. Craig

Production Companies

Falcon International ProductionsFilmco International Productions

Cast

Anthony Quinn

Omar Mukhtar

Rod Steiger

Benito Mussolini

Oliver Reed

Gen. Rodolfo Graziani

Irene Papas

Mabrouka

Raf Vallone

Colonel Diodiece

John Gielgud

Sharif El Gariani

Andrew Keir

Salem

Gastone Moschin

Major Tomelli

Stefano Patrizi

Lt. Sandrini

Adolfo Lastretti

Colonel Sarsani

Sky du Mont

Prince Amadeo

Takis Emmanuel

Bu-Matari

Tags & Keywords

guerrilla warfarelibyaafricaresistanceworld war iibased on true storybenito mussolinianti-colonialismmaghrebomar al-mokhtar

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