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The Battle of Tagrift

1981-01-02 · 92 min · Not rated

Drama · War · Action

An epic war film about the battle of the Italian and Libyan armies.

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Directors
Khaled Mustafa Khushaim, Mahmoud Ayad Dreza
Production companies
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Countries
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hamedah El Khogah
Ali Kadak
John Khogon
Al Amin Nassef
Jeff Sabry

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