Story Plot
Lion of the Desert is a 1981 epic historical war film about the Second Italo-Senussi War, starring Anthony Quinn as Libyan tribal leader Omar Mukhtar, a Bedouin leader fighting the Regio Esercito (Royal Italian Army), and Oliver Reed as Italian General Rodolfo Graziani, who defeated Mukhtar. It was directed by Moustapha Akkad and funded by the Libyan government under Muammar Gaddafi.
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Fan Casting Roles for Lion of the Desert (2024)
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Omar al-Mukhtar
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Ben Kingsley
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Rodolfo Graziani
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Leonardo DiCaprio
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Benito Mussolini
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Luca Marinelli
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Sharif El Gariani
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Navid Negahban
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Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
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Harris Dickinson
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Colonel Diodiece
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Sergio Castellitto
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Lieutenant Sandrini
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Lorenzo Zurzolo
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Colonel Sarsani
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Federico Majorana
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Colonel Tomelli
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Gabriele Falsetta
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Salem
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Oded Fehr
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Mabrouka
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Necar Zadegan
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Ismail
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Mena Massoud
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Bu-Matari
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Marwan Kenzari
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Captain Lontano
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Gianmarco Vettori
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Graziani's Aide
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Maurizio Lombardi
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King Victor Emmanuel III
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Vincenzo Nemolato
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Queen Elena
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Giorgia Sinicorni
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