Lion of the Desert

Two-time Oscar winner Anthony Quinn stars as Omar Mukhtar, the brilliant Bedouin leader who waged a 20-year guerilla war against the invading Italian tank armies led by General Rodolfo 'The Butcher' Graziani (Oliver Reed of Gladiator) and increasingly furious Fascist dictator Benito Mussollini (Academy Award winner Rod Steiger). Oscar winner John Gielgud co-stars with a cast of thousands in this action-packed epic produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad (The Message) that remains one of the most provocative historical dramas of our time.