Directed by:
Moustapha AkkadScreenplay:
H.A.L. CraigCinematography:
Jack HildyardComposer:
Maurice JarreCast:
Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Rod Steiger, John Gielgud, Andrew Keir, Gastone Moschin, Stefano Patrizi, Adolfo Lastretti, Sky du Mont (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Two-time Oscar® winner Anthony Quinn stars as Omar Mukhtar, the brilliant Bedouin leader who waged a 20-year guerilla war against the invading Italian tank armies led by General Rodolfo 'The Butcher' Graziani (Oliver Reed) and increasingly furious fascist dictator Benito Mussolini (Academy Award® winner Rod Steiger). (Shout! Factory)
Cast
![Anthony Quinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361452_f325e1.png)
Anthony Quinn
Mexico
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Road (1954)
Lust for Life (1956)
![Oliver Reed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267630_78adbe.jpg)
Oliver Reed
UK
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
The Trap (1966)
![Irene Papas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271965_79041c.jpg)
Irene Papas
Greece
Best movies:
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Z (1969)
Alexis Zorbas (1964)
![Raf Vallone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272144_2fe52a.jpg)
Raf Vallone
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
Two Women (1960)
![Rod Steiger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/386/164386856_366d8e.jpg)
Rod Steiger
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Der Zauberberg (1982)
The Longest Day (1962)
![John Gielgud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405827_80acb2.png)
John Gielgud
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Gandhi (1982)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
![Andrew Keir](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/188/160188552_869d7f.jpg)
Andrew Keir
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
A Night to Remember (1958)
![Gastone Moschin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271802_56d39e.jpg)
Gastone Moschin
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
![Stefano Patrizi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280477_ce7681.jpg)
Stefano Patrizi
Italy
Best movies:
Conversation Piece (1974)
The Hurried Man (1977)
Lion of the Desert (1981)
![Adolfo Lastretti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/360/163360450_ce9e3e.jpg)
Adolfo Lastretti
Italy
Best movies:
Padre Pio: Miracle Man (2000) (TV movie)
Cop Story (1975)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
![Sky du Mont](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274297_7ce520.jpg)
Sky du Mont
Argentina
Best movies:
The Boat (1981)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
![Claudio Cassinelli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272201_dd1213.jpg)
Claudio Cassinelli
Italy
Best movies:
Lion of the Desert (1981)
Allonsanfan (1973)
Killer Cop (1975)
![Mario Adorf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/693/165693130_17b05e.jpg)
Mario Adorf
Switzerland
Best movies:
Apache Gold (1963)
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
![Pietro Brambilla](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/445/159445226_c8ba9b.jpg)
Pietro Brambilla
Italy
Best movies:
Lion of the Desert (1981)
San Babila-8 P.M. (1976)
The House of the Laughing Windows (1976)
![Gianfranco Barra](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/452/452476_5ac451.jpg)
Gianfranco Barra
Italy
Best movies:
Giovanni Falcone (1993)
Avanti! (1972)
Viva Italia! (1977)
![Luciano Catenacci](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/360/163360520_1b557b.jpg)
Luciano Catenacci
Italy
Best movies:
Trinity: Gambling for High Stakes (1978)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
Brothers Till We Die (1978)
![Lino Capolicchio](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/377/377051_eb0ec7.jpg)
Lino Capolicchio
Italy
Best movies:
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Fiorile (1993)
![Pietro Tordi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247492_77e58f.jpg)
Pietro Tordi
Italy
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
An Average Little Man (1977)
Fantomas Strikes Back (1965)
![Claudio Gora](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064281_9abc6f.jpg)
Claudio Gora
Italy
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
![Tom Felleghy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634527_e2616c.jpg)
Tom Felleghy
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The 13 Chairs (1969)
Silent Action (1975)
Brothers Till We Die (1978)