4K Restoration of Moustapha Akkad’s ‘Lion of the Desert,’ Starring Oliver Reed and Anthony Quinn, Bows at Cairo Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
A 4K restoration of the 1981 film “Lion of the Desert” is to premiere at the Cairo Film Festival this week. Telling the story of Benito Mussolini’s attempt to defeat the Libyan rebellion against fascist Italian rule, the film stars Oliver Reed and Anthony Quinn and was produced and directed by Syrian-American filmmaker Moustapha Akkad. […]