Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fascist forces of Benito Mussolini highlights the struggle for Libyan independence and the harsh tactics utilised by the colonisers.
Lion of the Desert has generally received very positive reviews.
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Lion of the Desert was released in 1981 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 64 reviews, giving Lion of the Desert (1981) an average rating of 82%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 89%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 55%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Lion of the Desert a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 82%, Lion of the Desert is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1981, which stands at 60%.
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