Lion of the desert [videorecording] / a Falcon International production ; a Moustapha Akkad film ; screenplay written by H.A.L. Craig ; produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Anchor Bay Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
c1998
Description:
2 videocassettes (ca. 206 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981 (filmed in 1979). A foreign film (Great Britain, Italy, Libya) "Cat. #. SV10480"--Cassette labels. Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Andeww Keir, Rod Steiger, John Gielgud.
Summary:
An historical drama detailing the Italian occupation of Tripoli/Libya from 1911 thru 1929 and the heroic yet tragic armed resistance put up by the Bedouins under Omar Mukhtar. This release includes the documentary film The Making of lion of the desert (1981, ca. 33 min.) / Falcon International Productions; written, produced and directed by Robert J. Wagman and Sheldon Engelmayer; a presentation of Multi-Media Enterprises Ltd., and 8 versions of the theatrical trailer.
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