Lion of the Desert - 25th Anniversary Edition
by Moustapha Akkad
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Actor: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, John Gielgud, Oliver Reed, Rod SteigerDirector: Moustapha Akkad
Brand: QUINN,ANTHONY
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Arabic (Original Language); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-01
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Lion of the Desert - 25th Anniversary Edition
Movie Review: lion of the desert
Summary: 2 Stars
Was expecting a DVD,di not realize I ordered a VHS.The sound quality was poor,could not hear all the dialogue and the color quality was not good.
Summary of Lion of the Desert - 25th Anniversary Edition
In the war waged by Bedouin patriots to combat Benito Mussolini's Italian colonization in Libya, Omar Mukhtar, the Bedouin resistance guerrilla leader, has committed himself to a war that cannot be won in his lifetime.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: UN
Release Date: 1-NOV-2005
Media Type: DVD
Destined to remain a dubious footnote in books of movie trivia, this occasionally impressive epic from 1981 was financed with a budget of $35 million by Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, who previously attempted the role of movie producer with the critically roasted Mohammad: Messenger of God. This effort didn't fare much better (it grossed approximately $1 million worldwide), and although some of its wartime action sequences are intelligently filmed, it's not likely to gain much more of a reputation on home video. Under a shaggy Muslim beard, Anthony Quinn stars as Omar Mukhtar, the Arab hero and guerilla fighter who defended Libya against Benito Mussolini and Italy's attempted conquests during World War II. As straightforward biography, the movie's got an admirable epic sweep, but a clich?-ridden script and uniformly bad performances (from a cast that includes John Gielgud, Oliver Reed, and Rod Steiger) make this little more than a curiosity for those wanting to learn more about Libyan history. --Jeff Shannon
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