This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.
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Anthony Quinn as Omar Mukhtar
Rod Steiger as Benito Mussolini
Oliver Reed as Gen. Rodolfo Graziani
Irene Papas as Mabrouka
Raf Vallone as Colonel Diodiece
John Gielgud as Sharif El Gariani
Andrew Keir as Salem
Gastone Moschin as Major Tomelli
Stefano Patrizi as Lt. Sandrini
Adolfo Lastretti as Colonel Sarsani
Sky du Mont as Prince Amadeo
Takis Emmanuel as Bu-Matari
Rodolfo Bigotti as Ismail
Robert Brown as Al Fadeel
Eleonora Stathopoulou as Ali's mother
Luciano Bartoli as Captain Lontano
Franco Fantasia as Governor General
Luciano Catenacci as Italian Sergeant
Claudio Gora as President of the Court
Giordano Falzoni as Judge at Camp
Ihab Werfali as Ali
Ewen Solon as Italian Tank Commander
Loris Bazzocchi as
Alec Mango as
Filippo De Gara as
George Sweeney as Captain Biagi
Victor Baring as
Pietro Brambilla as Young Soldier
Pietro Tordi as Field Marshall
Mario Feliciani as Lobitto
Gianfranco Barra as Abdul
Piero Gerlini as Barillo
Lino Capolicchio as Captain Bedendo
Lorenzo Piani as Prisoner Escort
Tom Felleghy as Italian General (uncredited)
Mark Colleano as Infantry Corporal (uncredited)
Angelo Ragusa as Arab Caught in Barbed Wire (uncredited)
Amedeo Salamon as Man Watching Trail (uncredited)
Alfonso Giganti as Military Judge (uncredited)
Scott Richard Fensome as Machine Gun Sergeant (uncredited)
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