Lion of the Desert main poster

Lion of the Desert

1981-04-17

Cast40

  • Anthony Quinn

    Anthony Quinn

    Omar Mukhtar

  • Rod Steiger

    Rod Steiger

    Benito Mussolini

  • Oliver Reed

    Oliver Reed

    Gen. Rodolfo Graziani

  • Irene Papas

    Irene Papas

    Mabrouka

  • Raf Vallone

    Raf Vallone

    Colonel Diodiece

  • John Gielgud

    John Gielgud

    Sharif El Gariani

  • Andrew Keir

    Andrew Keir

    Salem

  • Gastone Moschin

    Gastone Moschin

    Major Tomelli

  • Stefano Patrizi

    Stefano Patrizi

    Lt. Sandrini

  • Adolfo Lastretti

    Adolfo Lastretti

    Colonel Sarsani

  • Sky du Mont

    Sky du Mont

    Prince Amadeo

  • Takis Emmanuel

    Takis Emmanuel

    Bu-Matari

  • Rodolfo Bigotti

    Rodolfo Bigotti

    Ismail

  • Robert Brown

    Robert Brown

    Al Fadeel

  • Eleonora Stathopoulou

    Eleonora Stathopoulou

    Ali's mother

  • Luciano Bartoli

    Luciano Bartoli

    Captain Lontano

  • Franco Fantasia

    Franco Fantasia

    Governor General

  • Luciano Catenacci

    Luciano Catenacci

    Italian Sergeant

  • Claudio Gora

    Claudio Gora

    President of the Court

  • Giordano Falzoni

    Giordano Falzoni

    Judge at Camp

  • Ihab Werfali

    Ihab Werfali

    Ali

  • Ewen Solon

    Ewen Solon

    Italian Tank Commander

  • Loris Bazzocchi

    Loris Bazzocchi

  • Alec Mango

    Alec Mango

  • Filippo De Gara

    Filippo De Gara

  • George Sweeney

    George Sweeney

    Captain Biagi

  • Victor Baring

    Victor Baring

  • Pietro Brambilla

    Pietro Brambilla

    Young Soldier

  • Pietro Tordi

    Pietro Tordi

    Field Marshall

  • Mario Feliciani

    Mario Feliciani

    Lobitto

  • Gianfranco Barra

    Gianfranco Barra

    Abdul

  • Piero Gerlini

    Piero Gerlini

    Barillo

  • Lino Capolicchio

    Lino Capolicchio

    Captain Bedendo

  • Lorenzo Piani

    Lorenzo Piani

    Prisoner Escort

  • Tom Felleghy

    Tom Felleghy

    Italian General (uncredited)

  • Mark Colleano

    Mark Colleano

    Infantry Corporal (uncredited)

  • Angelo Ragusa

    Angelo Ragusa

    Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited)

  • Amedeo Salamon

    Amedeo Salamon

    Man Watching Trail (uncredited)

  • Alfonso Giganti

    Alfonso Giganti

    Military Judge (uncredited)

  • Scott Richard Fensome

    Scott Richard Fensome

    Machine Gun Sergeant (uncredited)

Art5

  • Maurice Cain

    Maurice Cain

    Art Direction

  • Bob Bell

    Bob Bell

    Art Direction

  • Giorgio Desideri

    Giorgio Desideri

    Art Direction

  • Mario Garbuglia

    Mario Garbuglia

    Production Design

  • Syd Cain

    Syd Cain

    Production Design

Camera2

  • James Bawden

    James Bawden

    Camera Operator

  • Jack Hildyard

    Jack Hildyard

    Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up7

  • Orietta Nasalli Rocca

    Orietta Nasalli Rocca

    Costume Design

  • Alan Boyle

    Alan Boyle

    Makeup Artist

  • Ahmed Hassan Hassan

    Ahmed Hassan Hassan

    Makeup Artist

  • Adalgisa Favella

    Adalgisa Favella

    Hairstylist

  • Hassan Ben Dardaf

    Hassan Ben Dardaf

    Costume Design

  • Neville Smallwood

    Neville Smallwood

    Makeup Artist

  • Piero Cicoletti

    Piero Cicoletti

    Costume Design

Crew6

  • Terry Glass

    Terry Glass

    Special Effects

  • Glenn Randall Jr.

    Glenn Randall Jr.

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Kit West

    Kit West

    Special Effects

  • Dino Galiano

    Dino Galiano

    Special Effects Technician

  • Roy Alon

    Roy Alon

    Stunts

  • Sergio Mioni

    Sergio Mioni

    Stunts

Directing3

  • Moustapha Akkad

    Moustapha Akkad

    Director

  • Giorgio Venturoli

    Giorgio Venturoli

    Second Assistant Director

  • Miguel Gil

    Miguel Gil

    First Assistant Director

Editing2

  • Graham Farrow

    Graham Farrow

    Assistant Editor

  • John Shirley

    John Shirley

    Editor

Lighting1

  • Alvaro Romagnoli

    Alvaro Romagnoli

    Gaffer

Production10

  • Mario Garbuglia

    Mario Garbuglia

    Production Designer

  • Maude Spector

    Maude Spector

    Casting

  • Nahila May Al-Jabri

    Nahila May Al-Jabri

    Producer's Assistant

  • Syd Cain

    Syd Cain

    Production Designer

  • Moustapha Akkad

    Moustapha Akkad

    Producer

  • Geoffrey Helman

    Geoffrey Helman

    Executive Producer

  • Roy Stevens

    Roy Stevens

    Associate Producer

  • Paola Roli

    Paola Roli

    Casting

  • June Bordcosh

    June Bordcosh

    Associate Producer

  • Mohammad Sanousi

    Mohammad Sanousi

    Producer

Sound4

  • Norman Bolland

    Norman Bolland

    Sound Recordist

  • Jim Willis

    Jim Willis

    Sound Recordist

  • Chris Greenham

    Chris Greenham

    Sound Editor

  • Maurice Jarre

    Maurice Jarre

    Original Music Composer

Visual Effects1

  • Kit West

    Kit West

    Special Effects Supervisor

Writing2

  • David Butler

    David Butler

    Writer

  • H.A.L. Craig

    H.A.L. Craig

    Writer