Review of Lion of the Desert (1981) by Abraham A — 25 Jul 2007

One of my favorite war movies of all times! Such honor and beauty in a fight for freedom.

This review of Lion of the Desert (1981) was written by Abraham A on 25 Jul 2007.

Lion of the Desert has generally received very positive reviews.

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Although hampered by a very long (3.5 hrs) runtime and having some very white actors playing Arabs, this is interesting as an anti-colonial…

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By Ali Z (17) on 18 Nov 2007

MASTERPIECE !!! Its about the Libyan hero Omar Al-Mukhtar who fought the Italian occupation of Libya…

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By Ricky C (322) on 30 May 2010

Anchored by two solid performances from the ever dependable Quinn and Reed and boosted by some exciting desert action, this hard-to-find film…

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By Hanen T (5) on 22 Aug 2011

Very cool film describes and shows the brutality of the Berber Italians What he suffered Alepien can not be described in the film only History…

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By Sebastián M (234) on 08 Dec 2012

A veces pienso que, considerando todas las cosas terribles que los europeos hicieron y el sufrimiento al que sometieron a los pueblos que conquistaron…

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By Jean G (65) on 30 Aug 2008

Very inspirational story of the great hero omar al mukhtar !! it's a must see !!:)…

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By Harjit K (4) on 23 Jan 2008

WE DO NOT SURRENDER. WE WIN OR WE DIE…

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By Stefano L (766) on 16 Sep 2010

No wondering why it has been censored in Italy for 28 years, because it would have made all the italian ashamed of being italian for what happened,…

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