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Cast
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Anthony Quinn | As: Omar al-Mukhtar |
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Oliver Reed | As: General Rodolfo Graziani |
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Irene Papas | As: Mabrouka |
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Raf Vallone | As: Colonel Diodiece |
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Rod Steiger | As: Benito Mussolini |
Storyline
Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fascist forces of Benito Mussolini highlights the struggle for Libyan independence and the harsh tactics utilised by the colonisers.
| Tagline: | He was a man of honor in a war without any. |
| Certification: | B |
Cast
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Anthony Quinn |
Omar al-Mukhtar |
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Oliver Reed |
General Rodolfo Graziani |
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Irene Papas |
Mabrouka |
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Raf Vallone |
Colonel Diodiece |
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Rod Steiger |
Benito Mussolini |
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John Gielgud |
Sharif El Gariani |
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Andrew Keir |
Salem |
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Gastone Moschin |
Major Tomelli |
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Stefano Patrizi |
Lieutenant Sandrini |
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Adolfo Lastretti |
Colonel Sarsani |
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Sky du Mont |
Prince Amadeo |
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Şahin Çelik |
Prince Amadeo (voice) |
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Takis Emmanuel |
Bu-Matari |
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Rodolfo Bigotti |
Ismail |
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Robert Brown |
Al Fadeel |
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Eleonora Stathopoulou |
Ali's Mother |
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Luciano Bartoli |
Captain Lontano |
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Claudio Gora |
President of Court |
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Giordano Falzoni |
Judge at Camp |
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Franco Fantasia |
Governor General |
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Ihab Werfali |
Ali |
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Ewen Solon |
Italian Tank Commander |
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Loris Bazzocchi |
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Alec Mango |
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Filippo De Gara |
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George Sweeney |
Captain Biagi |
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Luciano Catenacci |
Italian Sergeant |
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Victor Baring |
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Pietro Brambilla |
Young Soldier |
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Pietro Tordi |
Field Marshal |
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Massimiliano Baratta |
Capture Captain |
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Mario Feliciani |
Lobitto |
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Gianfranco Barra |
Abdul |
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Piero Gerlini |
Barillo |
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Lino Capolicchio |
Captain Bedendo |
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Benito Mussolini |
Self (archive footage) |
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Mario Adorf |
(uncredited) |
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Fernando Arcangeli |
Officer at Trial (uncredited) |
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Rossana Canghiari |
Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited) |
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Mark Colleano |
Infantry Corporal (uncredited) |
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Adriana Colombo |
Woman at Italian Military Ball (uncredited) |
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Tom Felleghy |
Italian General (uncredited) |
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Alfonso Giganti |
Military Judge (uncredited) |
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Mark Lewis |
Arab (uncredited) |
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Ettore Martini |
General (uncredited) |
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Vittorio Parziali |
Military Judge (uncredited) |
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Lorenzo Piani |
Prisoner Escort Guard (uncredited) |
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Angelo Ragusa |
Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited) |
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Gianni Rizzo |
Man in War Room (uncredited) |
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Amedeo Salamon |
Man Watching Trail (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Moustapha Akkad |
Director |
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Giorgio Venturoli |
Second Assistant Director |
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Miguel Gil |
First Assistant Director |
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Glenn Randall Jr. |
Second Unit Director |
Writing Credits
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David Butler |
Writer |
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H.A.L. Craig |
Writer |
Production Crew
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Maude Spector |
Casting |
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Nahila May Al-Jabri |
Producer's Assistant |
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Moustapha Akkad |
Producer |
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Geoffrey Helman |
Executive Producer |
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Roy Stevens |
Associate Producer |
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Paola Roli |
Casting |
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June Bordcosh |
Associate Producer |
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Mohammad Sanousi |
Producer |
Edited By
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Graham Farrow |
Assistant Editor |
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John Shirley |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Orietta Nasalli Rocca |
Costume Design |
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Alan Boyle |
Makeup Artist |
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Ahmed Hassan Hassan |
Makeup Artist |
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Adalgisa Favella |
Hairstylist |
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Hassan Ben Dardaf |
Costume Design |
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Neville Smallwood |
Makeup Artist |
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Piero Cicoletti |
Costume Design |
Sound
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Norman Bolland |
Sound Recordist |
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Jim Willis |
Sound Recordist |
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Chris Greenham |
Sound Editor |
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Maurice Jarre |
Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects
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Kit West |
Special Effects Supervisor |
Camera
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James Bawden |
Camera Operator |
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Jack Hildyard |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
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Alvaro Romagnoli |
Gaffer |
Art Department
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Maurice Cain |
Art Direction |
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Bob Bell |
Art Direction |
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Giorgio Desideri |
Art Direction |
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Mario Garbuglia |
Production Design |
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Syd Cain |
Production Design |
Other Crew
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Terry Glass |
Special Effects |
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Glenn Randall Jr. |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Kit West |
Special Effects |
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Dino Galiano |
Special Effects Technician |
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Roy Alon |
Stunts |
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Sergio Mioni |
Stunts |
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