The Lion of Damascus (1942)
Il leone di Damasco
In 1571 during the Ottoman–Venetian War, an Allied fleet is sailing to relieve besieged city of Famagusta. Its commander's young son is kidnapped and will only be freed if the city surrenders. A Turkish captain, known as the Lion of Damascus - is disgusted by this and changes sides and assists the rescue of the child. The allies win a major victory at the Battle of Lepanto.
- Date of release
- 1942-03-31
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Adventure
- Director
- Corrado D'Errico, Enrico Guazzoni
Casting
- Carlo Ninchi — Moulai El Kader, il "leone di Damasco"
- Carla Candiani — Leonora Bragadin / Capitan Tempesta
- Doris Duranti — Haradia
- Adriano Rimoldi — Marcello Corner
- Dina Sassoli — Suleika
- Carlo Duse — Methioub
- Erminio Spalla — El Kadur
- Nicolás D. Perchicot — Alì Pascià
- Annibale Betrone — Marcantonio Bragadin
- Rafael Rivelles — Lachinsky
- Giulio Battiferri — Mustafà
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