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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
EAN: 9786305020097
Format: Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Original recording remastered, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305020094
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Release Date: October 27, 1998
Running Time: 206 minutes
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: 1981
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Destined to remain a dubious footnote in books of movie trivia, this occasionally impressive epic from 1981 was financed with a budget of $35 million by Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, who previously attempted the role of movie producer with the critically roasted Mohammad: Messenger of God. This effort didn't fare much better (it grossed approximately $1 million worldwide), and although some of its wartime action sequences are intelligently filmed, it's not likely to gain much more of a reputation on home video. Under a shaggy Muslim beard, Anthony Quinn stars as Omar Mukhtar, the Arab hero and guerilla fighter who defended Libya against Benito Mussolini and Italy's attempted conquests during World War II. As straightforward biography, the movie's got an admirable epic sweep, but a cliché-ridden script and uniformly bad performances (from a cast that includes John Gielgud, Oliver Reed, and Rod Steiger) make this little more than a curiosity for those wanting to learn more about Libyan history. The DVD "special edition" presents the film in its complete 162-minute version. --Jeff Shannon
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This movie is beautiful. It's a true story and that's why I love it. The actors were great in that movie. The great director Mustapha Akkad made a smart choice by chosing a great stars like Anthony Quinn to play as the great Libyan leader, Omar Mukhtar. Also he chosed another great actor, Oliver Reed to play the fascist Italian General Graziani. Generally the whole work is great, and it deserves two thumbs up !!
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Was expecting a DVD,di not realize I ordered a VHS.The sound quality was poor,could not hear all the dialogue and the color quality was not good.
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Thanks Jeff Shannon for the spectacularly tasteless editorializing. This film was recommended to me by a dear friend whose taste in films is impeccable, and judging by the user reviews (5 stars from the overwhelming majority), the film has its merits.
There are a lot of good things to mention about this film, but instead you simply drone on about how vaguely crappy the movie is if not for any other reason than it was produced by some icky foreigner from Africa and that the lead actor ... Read More
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Super fast delivery and an excellent DVD. A true classic about little known incidents rarely even heard of. Anthony Quinn at his best!
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If you want to know what Jihad meant in the Arabic world, when the world still had values, this movie, by the brilliant filmmaker Akkad paints a spectacular mural of that world; approach it with an open mind.
Omar Mukhtar's story, one of several masterpieces Akkad created during his life, was a great choice by him. Mukhtar the old man, who led the resistance against the Italian occupation for 22 years, is a living legend in the Arabic world. Thanks to Gratiziani's obsession with ... Read More
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