Movie experts......name this

[4tothefloor]

I saw this film years ago on RTE, late 80's \ early 90's. I remember it was quite good at the time, and I want to try and get it on DVD if I can. Have no idea what it's called though. It was a very distinctive film about a battle \ war in the desert.


The film is based in a desert
It has Arab clothed men fighting against an army and army tanks
Bunkers dug in the sand are a big feature in the film
There is also a hanging \ hangings in the film
A lot of killing and bloodshed


Only title I can come across that it could be is "Lion of the desert" (1980), but I don't think this is it. Any of ye know this film? If not, is there a film\movie query facility on the net that I could use?

[tiktok]

was the film made in the late 80's/early 90's or did you just see it then?
was it black and white or colour, do you remember any of the actors or a piece of dialogue?

probably the best place to start is www.imdb.com (the internet movie database), pretty handy for searches.

you can check lion of the desert (http://www.insane.nu/kult/lion.htm) here