He was a man of honor in a war without any.
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.
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Anthony Quinn
Omar al-Mukhtar
Oliver Reed
General Rodolfo Graziani
Irene Papas
Mabrouka
Raf Vallone
Colonel Diodiece
Rod Steiger
Benito Mussolini
John Gielgud
Sharif El Gariani
Andrew Keir
Salem
Gastone Moschin
Major Tomelli
Stefano Patrizi
Lieutenant Sandrini
Adolfo Lastretti
Colonel Sarsani
Sky du Mont
Prince Amadeo
Şahin Çelik
Prince Amadeo (voice)
Takis Emmanuel
Bu-Matari
Rodolfo Bigotti
Ismail
Robert Brown
Al Fadeel
Moustapha Akkad
Director, Producer
David Butler
Writer
H.A.L. Craig
Writer
Geoffrey Helman
Executive Producer
Mohammad Sanousi
Producer
Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
John Shirley
Editor
Orietta Nasalli Rocca
Costume Design
Piero Cicoletti
Costume Design
Hassan Ben Dardaf
Costume Design
Syd Cain
Production Design
Mario Garbuglia
Production Design
