Lion of the Desert streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It is available with a Persian dub and with Persian subtitles. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 1981 biography film from Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, United States of America. Availability checked as of September 2026.
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Directed by Moustapha Akkad, this 1981 biography film carries an IMDb rating of 8.2.
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya in WWII. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.
Lion of the Desert is a 1981 biography film from Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, United States of America. It was directed by Moustapha Akkad. The cast is led by Anthony Quinn, Rod Steiger, Oliver Reed. It runs 173 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.
Lion of the Desert was released in 1981 and is available to stream in Persian on Ktime.