The Lion of the Desert

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:awards Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
gptkbp:basedOn the_life_of_Omar_Mukhtar
gptkbp:boxOffice $2 million
gptkbp:budget $20 million
gptkbp:cinematographyBy gptkb:Aldo_Tontodonati
gptkbp:country gptkb:Libya
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed reviews
gptkbp:culturalImpact Libyan_national_identity
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol of resistance
depiction of colonial struggles
gptkbp:director Moustapha Akkad
gptkbp:distributor 20th Century Fox
gptkbp:editedBy Hernan_C._M._de_la_Vega
gptkbp:features battle scenes
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Libya
gptkb:Tunisia
gptkbp:follows Omar_Mukhtar's_resistance
gptkbp:genre historical drama
gptkbp:hasFocusOn gptkb:Omar_Mukhtar
Italian_soldiers
Libyan_tribesmen
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Italian_colonization_of_Libya
somewhat accurate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Lion of the Desert
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Arab_cinema
historical films
gptkbp:inspiration Omar_Mukhtar's_legacy
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy inspired future filmmakers
cultural discussions on colonialism
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Maurice_Jarre
gptkbp:narrativeStyle epic
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:productionCompany 20th Century Fox
Moustapha_Akkad_Productions
gptkbp:releaseYear 1981
gptkbp:runtime 139 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy Moustapha Akkad
Hassan_K._K._Al-Mahdi
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:Libya
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Anthony_Quinn
gptkb:Oliver_Reed
Rod Steiger
gptkbp:theme freedom
sacrifice
colonialism