Lion of the Desert (1981)
• April 17th, 1981 • 2h 53min
History, War, Drama
Overview
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Last Train from Hiroshima
Released on:
History, War, Drama
The true story of a Japanese man during World War II who survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, got...
A Season of Giants
Released on: 1990-11-04
Drama, History
At the turn of the sixteenth century, Michelangelo (Mark Frankel), Raphael (Andrea Prodan), and Leon...
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Released on: 1943-07-26
War, Drama, Romance, Comedy
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the r...
111
Released on:
Drama
Traces the stories of characters affected by the Swissair flight 111 crash, which happened off the c...
Kandahar
Released on: 2001-05-11
Drama
After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she ...
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Released on: 1988-08-12
Drama
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his in...
The Class
Released on: 2007-03-16
Drama
An average guy of an Estonian high-school decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts a war...
The Three Faces of Eve
Released on: 1957-12-19
Drama
A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder.
The Revenant
Released on: 2015-12-25
Western, Drama, Adventure
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him...
What the War Meant
Released on: 2008-12-24
Drama, War, History, TV Movie
The drama stars Beat Takeshi as General Hideki Tojo, who served as Prime Minister of Japan during Wo...
Echo on the Seashore
Released on: 1966-11-06
War, Drama
World War II. Patriot Jonuz Bruga has troubles with his young son, Selim, who leads an immoral lifes...
The Ambush
Released on: 1968-12-01
War, Drama
A film set during World War II - a small partisan unit must ambush a German convoy.
Hannibal Brooks
Released on: 1969-01-18
Comedy, War
A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bo...
The Nun's Story
Released on: 1959-06-18
Drama
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to h...
For a Lost Soldier
Released on: 1992-09-18
Drama
In the occupied Netherlands near the end of WWII, a young teenager, Jeroen Boman (Maarten Smit) is s...
All Things Fair
Released on: 1995-03-08
Drama, Romance, War
Stig is a 15-year-old pupil of 37-year-old teacher Viola. He is attracted by her beauty and maturity...
War Theater
Released on:
Animation, War, Drama
During a theatrical performance featuring puppets glorifying war, a wounded soldier is taken backsta...
Think of England
Released on:
War, Comedy
Six disparate souls are sent on a secret government mission to make propaganda porn films for the bo...
In Which We Serve
Released on: 1942-09-17
Drama, War
The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action...
Dillinger
Released on: 1973-07-20
Action, Crime, Drama
After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of th...