Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 173 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- Libya, United States, United Kingdom
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
The story
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.
- guerrilla warfare
- libya
- africa
- resistance
- world war ii
- independence movement
- based on true story
- benito mussolini
- historical drama
- 1920s
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
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
- Directed
- Moustapha Akkad
- Written
- H.A.L. Craig, David Butler
Production
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 203 ratings
- Studio
- Falcon International Productions, Filmco International Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
