1981

D.C. Akkad's Lion of the Desert (1981), funded by Gadaffi's government, was a historical action movie portraying the Bedouin leader Omar Mukhtar resistance against the Italian colonization of Libya.

1980

I'd had a chance to watch Moustapha Akkad's 1980 classic Lion of the Desert (aka Omar Mukhtar) starring the masterful Oliver Reed and Anthony Quinn.

another epic tale , directed by Akkad

LION OF THE DESERT (1981) was another epic tale directed by Akkad, this time the film related the story of the struggle in the 1920’s by Libyans to free Libyans's country from the Italian invaders.

on July 20, 2011

(Lion) was released on July 20, 2011.

on November 18, 1994, where it received mixed reviews from critics and gross of $9.8 million against a $21 million budget, becoming a huge financial disappointment, partly due to struggling competition with a re-release of The Lion King (1994)

It was released theatrically on November 18, 1994, where it received mixed reviews from critics and gross of $9.8 million against a $21 million budget, becoming a huge financial disappointment, partly due to struggling competition with a re-release of The Lion King (1994).

upon its US release from Hemdale Film Corporation in summer 1994

However, it was not well received commercially nor critically upon its US release from Hemdale Film Corporation in summer 1994, reportedly grossing only $1.8 million domestically and receiving mainly negative reviews (compared to Disney's very successful The Lion King that was released during the same month in the United States).

on June 24, 1994.[1]

The Lion King was released on June 24, 1994.[1]

released in 1999

This animated movie, released in 1999, while not exactly classic Disney in the same vein as Beauty and the Beast or The Lion King, is still a strong outing with some touching moments, even dark ones, and the voice casting from Tony Goldwyn to Minnie Driver and finally Glenn Close are all impeccable and inspiring choices, especially the scenes between Tarzan and Tarzan's gorilla mother.

on 7 November 1955

Released on 7 November 1955, this British Lion film is both wordy and involved – and the whole business is highly improbable – but a few lighthearted romantic touches and a spot of penultimate action, plus adequate technical presentation, just keep adequate technical presentation's end up.

on , 2001

Lions was released on , 2001, in the UK and a day later in the U.S.; it subsequently debuted at its peak position of number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart, and sold over 53,000 copies in over 53,000 copies's first week.

the re-release of The Lion King in 2011

After the re-release of The Lion King in 2011, and then Despicable Me 2 and Frozen in 2013, Minions in 2015, Zootopia, Zootopia's sequel

in 1971

Originally released in 1971, and now totally revised and up to date with greater than 50 pictures of Christian from cuddly cub in London to incredible lion in Africa, A Lion referred to as Christian is a touching and uplifting real tale of an indelible human-animal bond.