Lion of the Desert  /  DVD-Video
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color  /  Production Year: 1981  /  Special Edition  /  Region All

Large: Front • Back

1 used and new from $30.50

Discontinued By Studio Learn About Used Items

Select Product View: General Info Empire Reviews 3 Customer Comments Suggestions 1 Used Product Box Cover Screen Shots Email a Friend Overall Rating: 4.83 out of 5, including 3 reviews Add your comments on this Title. Synopsis The year is 1929 and dictator Benito Mussolini is still faced with the 20-year long war waged by Bedouin patriots to combat Italian colonization in Africa. Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani governor of Libya, confident that he can crush the rebellion and restore the glories of the Imperial Rome. Inspirational in the Bedouin resistance toward the oppressors is the leadership of one man--Omar Mukhtar. A teacher by profession, guerrilla by obligation, Mukhtar has committed himself to a war that cannot be won in his lifetime. Cast & Crew Actors:  • Anthony Quinn  • Rod Steiger  • Oliver Reed  • John Gielgud Writers:  • H.A.L. Craig Producers:  • Moustapha Akkad Directors:  • Moustapha Akkad Product Information Features: Interactive Menus Documentary: The Making of an Epic Theatrical Trailers Still Gallery Video: Widescreen 1.85:1 Color Audio: (more info) ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay Production Year: 1981 Release Date: 10/28/1998 Length: 206 mins Rating: PG Chapters: 18 Packaging: Keep Case Number of Discs: 1 Disc: SS-SL Item Code: DV10483 UPC Code: 013131048391 Browsei Category: Movies Genre: War, Drama Studios: Starz / Anchor Bay Customers who bought this Title also bought Lawrence Of Arabia  DVD-Video Reviews Overall Rating: 4.83 out of 5, including 3 reviews Add your comments on this Title. Customer Review Very nive movie about Libya's history - 5 out of 5  (9/7/2004) Very nive movie about Libya's history   more >> Customer Review simply exellent!! - 5 out of 5  (6/6/2003) They don't make movies like they used to..........the movie is so good i couldn't take my eyes of the screen, buy this one you won't regret it at all. it is a true story that shows heroism and how brave are men and women when it comes to defending their country from invaders and colonialism!!!! THE BEST.   more >> Customer Review An Epic of Brutality and Heroism - 4.5 out of 5  (1/25/2001) Anthony Quinn and Oliver Reed star in this sweeping epic about the brutal colonization of Libya by Facist Italy and the heroic Bedouin resistance. This "period" piece elegantly captures the Fascist era with all it's saluting and sycophantry. Sweeping vistas and heart stopping battles complement each other in a dance of violence where no Geneva Convention need apply. Along with great scripting and precise editing, Rod Steiger gives a gripping performance as dictator Benito Moussilini. The set   more >>