Anthony Quinn headlines ambitious attempt at modern mythmaking in LION IN THE DESERT
Moustapha Akkad clearly had a thing for David Lean
APRIL 17
Lion Of The Desert
Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Irene Papas, Raf Vallone, Rod Steiger, John Gielgud, Andrew Keir, Gastone Moschin, Stefano Patrizi, Adolfo Lastretti, Sky du Mont, Takis Emmanuel, Rodolfo Bigotti, Robert Brown, Eleonora Stathopoulou, Luciano Bartoli, Claudio Gora, Giordano Falzoni, Franco Fantasia, Ihab Werfali, Ewen Solon, Loris Bazzocchi, Alec Mango, Filippo De Gara, George Sweeney, Luciano Catenacci, Victor Baring, Pietro Brambilla, Pietro Tordi, Massimiliano Baratta, Mario Feiciani, Gianfranco Barro, Peiro Gerlini, Lino Capolicchio
cinematography by Jack Hildyard
music by Maurice Jarre
screenplay by H.A.L. Craig
additional material by David Butler and Paul Thompson
produced by Moustapha Akkad and Mohammad Sanousi
directed by Moustapha Akkad
Rated PG
2 hrs 53 mins
A mythic approach to telling the story of Omar Mukhtar, an anti-fascist organizer who led a revolution against the Italian occupation of Libya.
Look, I love Lawrence of Arabia, too.
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