Lion of the desert : [Asad al-ṣaḥrāʼ]

Label

Lion of the desert : [Asad al-ṣaḥrāʼ]

Title remainder

[Asad al-ṣaḥrāʼ]

Statement of responsibility

a Moustapha Akkad film ; screenplay by H.A.L. Craig ; produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad

Title variation

• Omar Mukhtar
• Asad al-ṣaḥrāʼ

Contributor

• Akkad, Moustapha
• Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
• Jarre, Maurice
• Vallone, Raf
• Moschin, Gastone, 1929-2017
• Reed, Oliver, 1938-1999
• Hildyard, Jack
• Quinn, Anthony, 1915-2001
• Craig, H. A. L
• Papas, Irene

Actor

• Vallone, Raf
• Moschin, Gastone, 1929-2017
• Reed, Oliver, 1938-1999
• Quinn, Anthony, 1915-2001
• Papas, Irene

Screenwriter

• Craig, H. A. L

Director

• Akkad, Moustapha

Producer

• Akkad, Moustapha

Subject

• Mukhtār, ʻUmar, 1860?-1931 -- Drama
• Historical films
• Libya -- History -- 1912-1951 -- Drama
• Historical
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Arabic language films
• Dramatic films
• Fiction films
• Feature films
• Libya -- History -- 1551-1912 -- Drama
• Biographical

Genre

• Feature films
• Dramatic films
• Historical
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama
• Fiction films
• Historical films
• Biographical

Language

• eng
• ara
• eng
• eng

Summary

Between two world wars, a struggle for freedom took place in the African desert. This movie is the historically accurate story about the Libyan resistance leader, Omar Mukhtar, who led the Libyan resistance against the Italian oppressors from 1911-1931

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Photography, Jack Hildyard ; music, Maurice Jarre

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

Rated PG for the English presentation; not rated for the Arabic language presentation

Language note

English or Arabic dialogue; English version closed-captioned

LC call number

DT223.8.M85

LC item number

L56 2005

PerformerNote

Oliver Reed, Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Gastone Moschin

Runtime

173

Target audience

general

Technique

live action