The Lion of the Desert is a Film programme that first aired in 2022 and has been classified a PG certificate.

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The Lion of the Desert (2022)

An uprising occurs in 1920s Libya against Italian fascist colonial rule. Mussolini personally assigns a sadistic general to use whatever means it takes to crush the revolt, leading to a bitter personal conflict between the colonisers and a rebel leader. Fact-based drama, starring Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed, Rod Steiger and Irene Papas.