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Cast & Crew

Moustapha Akkad
Director
Anthony Quinn
As Omar Mukhtar
Franco Fantasia
As Governor General
Tom Felleghy
As Italian General (uncredited)
Claudio Gora
As President of the Court
Rod Steiger
As Benito Mussolini
Oliver Reed
As Gen. Rodolfo Graziani
John Gielgud
As Sharif El Gariani

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Lion of the Desert was released in theaters on October 16, 1981.