Type
Film
Year
1981
Character
Credited
Gallery
Summary
This movie is about Omar Mukhtar, a Muslim and Arabian rebellion who fought against the Italian conquering of Libya in WWII. The movie put a spot of light on this little known replion for the West, and uncover the savage means which the conquering army treated the natives and replions with.
Between two worlds wars, a struggle for freedom took place in the African desert. This movie is the historicaly accurate story about the Libyan resistance leader, Omar Mukhtar, who led the Libyan resistance against the Italian opressors from 1911-1931. The movie takes place during the reign of Mussolini.
Credits
- Actor Character
- Anthony Quinn Omar Mukhtar
- Oliver Reed Gen. Rodolfo Graziani
- Rod Steiger Benito Mussolini
- Irene Papas Mabrouka
- John Gielgud Sharif el-Gariani
- Raf Vallone Diodiece
- Gastone Moschin Tomelli
- Andrew Keir Salem
- Sky Dumont Prince Amadeo
- Robert Brown Omar's Friend
- Takis Emmanuel Bu-Matari
- Stefano Patrizi Lt. Sandrini
- Franco Fantasia Gen. Graziani's aide
- George Sweeney Capt. Biagi
- Luciano Catenacci Italian Soldier
- Eleonora Stathopoulou Ali's Mother
- Mario Adorf
- Massimiliano Baratta Capture Captain
- Victor Baring
- Gianfranco Barra Sentry
- Loris Bazzocchi (as Loris Bazoki)
- Rodolfo Bigotti Ismail
- Pietro Brambilla (as Pietro Brambila)
- Lino Capolicchio
- Claudio Cassinelli Escort Guard
- Mark Colleano Infantry Corporal
- Filippo Degaras
- Mario Feliciani Lobitto
- Scott Fensome Machine Gun Sergeant
- Piero Gerlini Barillo
- Claudio Gora President of Court
- Adolfo Lastretti Col. Sarsani
- Alec Mango
- Ewen Solon
- Pietro Tordi Field Marshal
- Ihab Werfali Ali
- Tom Felleghy Italian General
- Angelo Ragusa Italian Soldier
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| Directed by | ||
| Moustapha Akkad | ||
| Writing credits (in alphabetical order) | ||
| H.A.L. Craig | ||
| Produced by | ||
| Moustapha Akkad | producer | |
| Nahila May Al-Jabri | assistant producer | |
| June Bordcosh | assistant producer | |
| Original Music by | ||
| Maurice Jarre | ||
| Frank Barber (additional music) (uncredited) | ||
| Cinematography by | ||
| Jack Hildyard | ||
| Film Editing by | ||
| John Shirley | ||
| Production Design by | ||
| Syd Cain | ||
| Mario Garbuglia | ||
| Art Direction by | ||
| Bob Bell | ||
| Maurice Cain | ||
| Giorgio Desideri | ||
| Costume Design by | ||
| Piero Cicoletti | ||
| Hassan Ben Dardaf | ||
| Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca | ||
| Second Unit or Assistant Director | ||
| Miguel Gil | first assistant director | |
| Glenn Randall Jr. | second unit director | |
| Sound Department | ||
| Gerry Humphreys | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Lionel Strutt | sound recordist | |
| Gary Ulmer | re-rescoring mixer (uncredited) | |
| Special Effects by | ||
| Dino Galiano | special effects technician | |
| Kit West | special effects | |
| Stunts | ||
| Sergio Mioni | stunts | |
| Glenn Randall Jr. | stunt coordinator (as Glenn Randall) | |
| Other crew | ||
| Adolfo Bartoli | assistant camera | |
| Franco Fantasia | technical advisor | |
| John Fenner | gaffer | |
| Maurice Landsberger | production accountant | |
| Corrado Sofia | production assistant |