Lion of the Desert (1980)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • music performance

      London Symphony Orchestra

    • Omar Mukhtar

      Anthony Quinn

    • General Rodolfo Graziani

      Oliver Reed

    • Mabrouka

      Irene Papas

    • Colonel Diodiece

      Raf Vallone

    • Benito Mussolini

      Rod Steiger

    • Sharif El Gariani

      John Gielgud

    • Salem

      Andrew Keir

    • Major Tomelli

      Gastone Moschin

    • Lieutenant Sandrini

      Stefano Patrizi

    • Sarsani

      Adolfo Lastretti

    • Prince Amedeo

      Sky Dumont

    • Bu-Matari

      Takis Emmanuel

    • Ismail

      Rodolfo Bigotti

    • Al Fadeel

      Robert Brown

    • Ali's Mother

      Eleonora Stathopoulou

    • Captain Lontano

      Luciano Bartoli

    • Court President

      Claudio Gora

    • Judge at Camp

      Giordano Falzoni

    • Graziani's Aide

      Franco Fantasia

    • Ali

      Ihab Werfaly

    • Fascist Major

      Ewen Solon

    • Fat Sergeant

      Loris Bazoki

    • Tank Commander

      Alec Mango

    • Firing Squad Captain

      Degara, Filippo

    • Captain Biagi

      George Sweeney

    • Sergeant Major

      Luciano Catenacci

    • Infantry Colonel

      Victor Baring

    • Young Soldier

      Pietro Brambilla

    • Field Marshal

      Pietro Tordi

    • Field Marshal

      Piero Gerlini

    • Capture Captain

      Massimiliano Baratta

    • Lobitto

      Mario Feliciani

    • Sentry

      Gianfranco Barra

    • Captain Bedendo

      Lino Capolicchio

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Moustapha Akkad

    • 2nd Unit Director

      Glenn Randall

    • Assistant Director

      Miguel Gil

    • Assistant Director

      Carlos Gil

    • Assistant Director

      Roberto Cirla

    • Assistant Director

      Giorgio Venturoli

    • Assistant Director

      Ali Ahmed Salem

    • Assistant Director

      Mohammed Najm

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Falcon International Productions

    • Producer

      Moustapha Akkad

    • Assistant Producer

      June Bordcosh

    • Associate Producer

      Roy Stevens

    • Production Executive

      Geoffrey Helman

    • Unit manager

      John Oldknow

    • Production Manager

      Ray Frift

    • Production Manager

      Mara Blasetti

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Reyad Akkad

    • Production Controller

      Maurice Landsberger

    • Location Manager

      Frank Sherwin Green

    • Location Manager

      Moustapha Hijaouy

    • Location Manager

      Claude Gresset

    • Location Manager

      Umberto Sambuco

    • Location Manager

      Mohammed Bufana

    • Production Assistant

      Marguerite Green

    • Production Assistant

      May Jabri

    • Production Assistant

      Rosalba Tonti

    • Production Assistant

      Carole Sacripanti

    • Production Assistant

      Giulia Gionta

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      H.A.L. Craig

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Jack Hildyard

    • Camera Operator

      James Bawden

    • Camera Operator

      James Turrell

    Special Effects:

    • Special Effects Supervisor

      Kit West

    Editing:

    • Editor

      John Shirley

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Mario Garbuglia

    • Production Designer

      Syd Cain

    • Art Director

      Giorgio Desideri

    • Art Director

      Maurice Cain

    • Art Director

      Bob Bell

    Costumes:

    • Costumes

      Orietta Nasalli-Rocca

    • Costumes

      Piero Cicoletti

    • Costumes

      Hassan Ben Dardaf

    • Wardrobe supervisor

      Paul Vachon

    Make-up:

    • Make-up

      Neville Smallwood

    • Make-up

      Alan Boyle

    • Make-up

      Ahmed Hassan Hassan

    Music:

    • Music composed and conducted

      Maurice Jarre

    • Music Editor

      Robin Clarke

    Sound:

    • Music Recording

      Eric Tomlinson

    • Sound Recording

      Norman Bolland

    • Sound Recording

      Jim Willis

    • Sound Re-recording

      Gerry Humphreys

    • Sound Editor

      Chris Greenham

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Glenn Randall

    Consultant:

    • Technical Adviser

      Franco Fantasia

    • Liaison (Madrid)

      Maria Dolores Gutierrez

    • Liaison (Cairo)

      Takvor Antonian

    • Liaison (Los Angeles)

      Merrilu Nelson

    • Horsemaster

      Juan Majan Sosa